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CMS releases
update to skilled nursing facility utilization and payment data
CMS has posted the annual release of the Skilled Nursing Facility Public
Use File (Skilled Nursing Facility PUF) with data for 2015. The Skilled
Nursing Facility PUF presents summarized information on services provided to
Medicare beneficiaries by skilled nursing facilities. It contains information
on utilization, payment (Medicare payment and Medicare standardized payment),
submitted charges, and beneficiary demographic and chronic condition
indicators organized by CMS Certification Number (6-digit provider
identification number), Resource Utilization Group (RUG), and state of
service.
The new 2015 PUF has information for 15,030 skilled nursing facilities, over 2.5 million stays, and over $27 billion in Medicare payments for 2015. As in the previous version, demographic and chronic condition information is included in this release. CMS protects beneficiaries’ personal information in all public data releases.
The updated 2015 data and supplemental information can be accessed at: https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Statistics-Trends-and-Reports/Medicare-Provider-Charge-Data/SNF.html
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017
CMS releases update to skilled nursing facility utilization and payment data
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