Sep 2023 | How did the removal of Section G affect PBJ-based staffing Five Star ratings?

Five Star Technical Users’ Guide: Revised September 2023
Replaced by: April 2024

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In this update to the Five Star Users’ Guides, CMS disclosed the changes needed to staffing and quality measures affected by the removal of Section G from the MDS.

CMS will update the staffing level case-mix adjustment methodology and replace some of the Quality Measures (QMs) in the April 2024 refresh and July 2024 refresh.

For turnover measures, CMS is revising the staffing rating methodology so providers that fail to submit staffing data or submit erroneous data receive the lowest score possible on staffing turnover measures beginning in April 2024.

No change to Five Star point ranges for staffing measures.

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