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CMS Five-Star July Refresh Explained Training Session

This video provides an explanation of the changes made to the Five-Star Quality Rating System at the July 2022 refresh and how those changes were incorporated into the member benefit Five-Star Reports.

NH Quality Metrics Training Video 2021.mp4

A short how to use Quality Metrics video.

By Susan Chenail
Getting Started

In this section, you will find printable instructions  that explain the browser requirements for the Nursing Home Quality Metrics tool; and instructions for registering and logging in and accessing the tool.

Group Manager

The Group Manager allows users to define and save one or more groups for analysis and comparison. In this section, you will find printable instructions  that explain how to create and save groups.

Analysis Manager

The Analysis Manager allows users to compare saved groups to one another in the areas of quality measures, deficiencies, five star ratings, staffing and vaccines.  In this section, you will find printable instructions that explain how to run various types of analyses.  

About the Data

Learn about the CMS publicly reported data  that is used for the statistics displayed in LeadingAge Quality Metrics.

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