The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an update to the Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) measure technical specifications on September 24, 2026, re-specifying the Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Requiring Hospitalization measure. This measure will now include Medicare Advantage (MA) encounter data in addition to the Medicare Fee-for-Service data that was already included in calculations. The measure specifications also include updates to risk adjustment based on the inclusion of this data.

Read the updated specifications in the technical specification report, available in the Downloads section of the SNF QRP Measures and Technical Information