SNF Provider Preview Reports – Now Available
The SNF Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available. These reports contain provider performance scores for quality measures, which will be published on the compare tool on Medicare.gov and the Provider Data Catalog (PDC) during the January 2027 refresh.
Please note: The following two measures have been removed from SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) public reporting effective with the January 2027 refresh:
- COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage among Healthcare Personnel (HCP)
- COVID-19 Vaccine: Percent of Patients/Residents Who Are Up to Date
As such, these measures no longer appear on the SNF Provider Preview Reports and will also be removed from Medicare.gov and the Provider Data Catalog beginning with the January 2027 refresh. After removal, the historical publicly reported data for these measures will continue to be available in the SNF QRP data archive files on the Provider Data Catalog.
Provider Preview Reports for the January 2027 refresh include:
- Assessment-based measures based on quality assessment data submitted by SNFs from Quarter 2, 2025 through Quarter 1, 2026.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Healthcare Personnel measure based on data from Quarter 4, 2025 through Quarter 1, 2026.
- The Discharge to Community and Potentially Preventable 30-Day Post-Discharge Readmission measures based on data from Quarter 4, 2023 through Quarter 3, 2025.
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The annual refresh of the Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary measure based on data from Quarter 4, 2023 through Quarter 3, 2025.
- The SNF Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) measure based on data from Quarter 4, 2024 through Quarter 3, 2025.
Providers have until November 14, 2026, to review their performance data. Only updates or corrections to the underlying assessment data before the final data submission deadlines (available in the Downloads section of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Data Submission Deadlines page will be reflected in the publicly reported data on Medicare.gov and PDC. If a provider updates assessment data after the final data submission deadline, the updated data will only be reflected in the Facility-Level Quality Measure (QM) report and Patient-Level QM report. Updates submitted after the final data submission deadline will not be reflected in the Provider Preview Reports or on Medicare.gov. However, providers can request a CMS review of their data during the preview period if they believe the displayed quality measure scores within their Provider Preview Reports are inaccurate.
For those users experiencing issues locating their agency’s SNF Provider Preview Report, follow the steps outlined below:
- Log into iQIES using your Health Care Quality Information Systems (HCQIS) Access Roles and Profile (HARP) user ID and password. (If you do not have a HARP account, you may register for a HARP ID.)
- From the Reports menu, select My Reports.
- From the My Reports page, locate the SNF Provider Preview Reports folder. Select the SNF Provider Preview Reports link to open the folder.
- A list of available reports is displayed for you to download. The reports or files are listed in descending order and the newest files are displayed at the top of the list.
- Select the desired SNF Provider Preview Report name link and the report will display.
New Users
New users will automatically receive the latest Provider Preview Report in their SNF Provider Preview Report folder once their new iQIES user role is approved. Follow the steps above to locate your agency’s report in the SNF Provider Preview Report folder.
For questions related to accessing your facility’s Provider Preview Report, please contact the iQIES Service Center by email at iqies@cms.hhs.gov or call 1-800-339-9313. For questions about SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Public Reporting, please email SNFQRPPRQuestions@cms.hhs.gov.
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