Post-Acute Care Quality Programs

NEW RESOURCE AVAILABLE: IRF QRP: AIF Compliance Essentials Training

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering a web-based training that provides an overview of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP), including its purpose, structure, and the IRF QRP Life Cycle. It reviews required data collection and submission timelines, reporting requirements, and data completion thresholds. The course also addresses the Extraordinary Circumstances Exception (ECE) and the reconsideration request processes.

This training can be accessed through the IRF QRP Training Page.

Center for Clinical Standards and Quality

Post-Acute Care Quality Programs

Shape the Future of PAC Interoperability - Join Us at the September HL7 FHIR Connectathon

CMS,  and the PACIO (Post-Acute Care InterOperability) Project invite healthcare information technology (HIT) vendors, facilities with their own EHRs and interested third parties to participate in the PACIO testing track at the upcoming HL7 FHIR Connectathon, taking place in person September 19-20, 2026, in Rockville, MD.

What’s Being Tested?

MITRE will test a potential interoperability-focused quality measure concept:  Interoperability Capability & Readiness Evaluation (I-CARE) for Post-Acute Care Settings. An early-stage quality measure concept for PAC settings, building on the feedback received through the Request for Information (RFI) included in the CY 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System (PPS) rule.

Why Participate?

•  Test real-world feasibility of I-CARE in your systems and workflows.
•  Shape implementation before requirements are locked in.
•  Provide direct feedback to CMS at the earliest stage possible.

Don't miss this rare opportunity to help build a measure that works in the real world. Bring your expertise to the table — engage with the PACIO track at the September HL7 FHIR Connectathon.

Note: I-CARE is not a proposed or finalized measure. CMS is in an early, exploratory phase — and your feedback now will directly shape what comes next.

Key Details

If you are interested in participating, or if you have questions about the scenarios and what system role(s) might be most relevant, please reach back out to James Patterson at jpatterson@mitre.org. We'd love to connect with you in the near future.

 Thank you for your continued engagement with PACIO and for helping advance post-acute care interoperability. We hope to work with you at the September HL7 FHIR Connectathon!

Center for Clinical Standards and Quality

Post-Acute Care Quality Programs

Shape the Future of PAC Interoperability - Join Us at the September HL7 FHIR Connectathon

CMS,  and the PACIO (Post-Acute Care InterOperability) Project invite healthcare information technology (HIT) vendors, facilities with their own EHRs and interested third parties to participate in the PACIO testing track at the upcoming HL7 FHIR Connectathon, taking place in person September 19-20, 2026, in Rockville, MD.

What’s Being Tested?

MITRE will test a potential interoperability-focused quality measure concept:  Interoperability Capability & Readiness Evaluation (I-CARE) for Post-Acute Care Settings. An early-stage quality measure concept for PAC settings, building on the feedback received through the Request for Information (RFI) included in the CY 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System (PPS) rule.

Why Participate?

•  Test real-world feasibility of I-CARE in your systems and workflows.
•  Shape implementation before requirements are locked in.
•  Provide direct feedback to CMS at the earliest stage possible.

Don't miss this rare opportunity to help build a measure that works in the real world. Bring your expertise to the table — engage with the PACIO track at the September HL7 FHIR Connectathon.

Note: I-CARE is not a proposed or finalized measure. CMS is in an early, exploratory phase — and your feedback now will directly shape what comes next.

Key Details

If you are interested in participating, or if you have questions about the scenarios and what system role(s) might be most relevant, please reach back out to James Patterson at jpatterson@mitre.org. We'd love to connect with you in the near future.

 Thank you for your continued engagement with PACIO and for helping advance post-acute care interoperability. We hope to work with you at the September HL7 FHIR Connectathon!

Center for Clinical Standards and Quality