CMS Reports Calculation Issue with Changes in Skin Integrity Measure
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently identified a calculation issue that impacted values for the Changes in Skin Integrity measure in the inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) Provider Preview Reports. According to CMS, a logic error led to inaccurate assessment-based measure results for a subset of IRFs, impacting values for the Changes in Skin Integrity Post-Acute Care: Pressure Ulcer/Injury measure.
Per CMS, they reissued corrected IRF Provider Preview Reports for all affected providers. The revised reports include updated assessment-based measure results for the June 2026 Care Compare refresh.
To ensure accuracy and proper handling of data, CMS is requesting that any IRFs noticing ongoing discrepancies—especially for the Pressure Ulcer/Injury measure—contact the CMS IRF Help Desk directly. Provider-specific data review requests must come from the IRFs themselves so that CMS can securely and efficiently validate the underlying assessment data.
