Crack the Code: Understanding CMS QRP & Five-Star Quality Measures

What's really behind your facility's Five-Star rating? Join us for an engaging, practical look at CMS Quality Reporting Program (QRP) and Five-Star Quality Measures and discover how nursing practice, documentation, MDS data, and clinical outcomes come together to impact quality performance. Participants will learn how to recognize key quality measures, analyze performance trends, identify opportunities for improvement, and apply strategies that can strengthen clinical practice and documentation. Through real-world examples, and a little detective work, this session will help nurses connect the dots between what happens at the bedside and what ultimately appears on the CMS quality report.

Nurse Learner Outcome:

Learner Objectives:

1. Identify CMS QRP and Five-Star Quality Measures.
2. Explain the relationship between nursing practice and quality outcomes.
3. Analyze quality data to identify performance gaps and apply strategies to improve clinical practice, documentation, and quality measure performance.