Which facilities are required to submit standardized data under the IMPACT Act?

• A. Acute Care Hospitals Only
• B. Long Term Care Hospitals, SNFs, Home Health Agencies, and Rehab Facilities
• C. Urgent Care Centers
• D. Dental Clinics

Answer: (B)

The IMPACT Act requires standardized data across post-acute care settings so the data can be compared and used to improve care transitions and performance measurement. The facilities required to submit this standardized data are the long-term care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, and inpatient rehabilitation facilities. Each setting uses its own standardized assessment instrument (LTCH CARE Data Set for LTCHs, MDS 3.0 for SNFs, OASIS for HHAs, and IRF-PAI for IRFs) but the data elements are aligned to be comparable across settings. The other options don’t fit because urgent care centers and dental clinics are not post-acute care settings covered by the IMPACT Act, and acute care hospitals are outside the four post-acute categories Congress targeted.