Regulatory Update – Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPF) Prospective Payment System proposed rules for FY 2015

CMS has proposed the following measures for inclusion in the IPF quality reporting program for FY 2017 payment determination with reporting to begin 2015-2016 Influenza season.  This rule covers both free standing inpatient psychiatric facilities and inpatient psychiatric units affiliated with acute care hospitals, including critical access hospitals (CAHs).

Proposed measures for addition:

• Patient influenza immunization – This measure will collect chart abstracted data for inpatients age six months and older for reporting to CMS

• HCP influenza vaccination – This measure will be reported via NHSN from October 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016.  

This marks the first NHSN reporting required for IPFs, but it is important that you enroll your facility well in advance of the required reporting date so you can become familiar with the system and the data entry process.
Information regarding NHSN can be found here: http://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/about.html
Enrollment information for NHSN can be found here:  http://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/enrollment/index.html