Updated 5-Star Technical Users' Guide

CMS posted a revised 5-Star Technical Guide on their 5-Star Ratings website in August. Thresholds for three quality measures were slightly changed on Aug. 1, 2016 to correct errors in the earlier version of the Technical Users' Guide that was published on July 7, 2016. The thresholds that appeared in the July 7, 2016 version of the TUG were never used to calculate ratings that were publicly reported.

Please note that the July 5-Star Ratings have been delayed but are expected to be posted on the CMS Nursing Home Compare website on Aug. 10, 2016.

Contact: Kathy Pellatt, kpellatt@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8848