TOPIC: QUALITY

The enclosed report updates the 2012 Review of State Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Policies and Procedures, which was a first-of-its kind national survey of PASRR programs. The report was prepared by the PASRR Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), a partnership between Truven Health Analytics and Mission Analytics Group, under contract to CMS. The results of this review presents a snapshot of PASRR programs as of August 2014, with a primary focus on the comprehensiveness of Level I tools and an analysis of Minimum Data Set (MDS) data. The survey does not capture any aspects of program implementation or performance.

This report (below) presents the first systematic, empirical effort to document the design of PASRR systems in all States and the District of Columbia. Staff from the PASRR Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) reviewed States policies and procedures kept on file by PASRR Coordinator in CMS Regional Offices. Documentation was collected in late 2009; the results of this review therefore represent a snapshot of PASRR systems design at that time. This review does not capture any information on the implementation of these programs.

In July, the “Power and Possibility of PASRR” webinar series invited Dr. Joseph Parks for a presentation on persons with serious mental illness (SMI).