When does IRF quality data have to be submitted?
IRFs must report data to meet IRF QRP requirements. IRFs must submit data no later than 11:59 p.m. the day of the submission deadline. The IRF Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) must be transmitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via the Internet Quality Improvement Evaluation System (iQIES). Data for the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) measures must be submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). No additional data submission is required for the claims-based measures.
The data collection and submission deadlines for each Annual Increase Factor (AIF) determination year are summarized in the tables available in the Downloads section on this web page.
CMS strongly encourages all facilities to submit data several days prior to the deadline to allow time to address any submission issues and to provide an opportunity to review submissions to ensure data are complete.
NHSN
Visit the CMS Resources for NHSN Users web page for:
- Guidance on how to run and interpret NHSN output reports
- Checklist to ensure complete reporting into NHSN
Visit the CMS Quality Reporting Programs Frequently Asked Questions web page for additional information.
Please contact the NHSN Helpdesk at NHSN@cdc.gov if you have any questions.
Resources:
- FAQs addressing general questions about the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP), including information about the quality measures, data submission deadlines, training materials, and other helpful resources.
- For questions about IRF-Patient Assessment Instrument (PAI) data submissions or status of data submissions via the Internet Quality Improvement Evaluation System (iQIES), call 1-800-339-9313 or email iqies@cms.hhs.gov.
- For questions about IRF quality data submitted to the Centers Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), or NHSN Registration, email NHSN@cdc.gov.
- References and manuals related to the submission of IRF-PAI data can be found on the QIES Technical Support Office (QTSO) IRF Reference & Manuals web page. For questions about quality measure calculation, data submission deadlines, or coding data elements in the IRF-PAI, email IRF.Questions@cms.hhs.gov.
- Subscribe to the Post-Acute Care (PAC) QRP listserv for the latest IRF quality reporting and Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act information including, but not limited to, training, stakeholder engagement opportunities, and general updates about reporting requirements, quality measures, and reporting deadlines.
Updates
September 22, 2022
IRF QRP Data Collection & Final Submission Deadlines for the FY 2025 IRF QRP
A table providing the data collection time frames and final submission deadlines for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) is available in the Downloads section of this web page.
November 15, 2021
IRF QRP Data Collection & Final Submission Deadlines for the FY 2024 IRF QRP
A table providing the data collection time frames and final submission deadlines for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) is available in the Downloads section.