PBJ News Category
Accurate PBJ reporting can impact your Five-Star rating, referral patterns, census stability and overall long-term viability.
We often get asked the “Why Me?” question when a facility gets audited. Unfortunately, there’s very little disclosure from CMS on the triggers and reasons for PBJ audits. Even the associations are unable to learn much about PBJ audits.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) gave Skilled Nursing News a glimpse into the PBJ audit process.
The goal is to have every facility submitting verifiable, auditable data, using the payroll-based journal (PBJ) staffing information.
PBJ Audits are a key part of the Staffing Five Star methodology going forward based on the details shared by CMS with State Survey Agency Directors on how they will use Payroll-Based Journal data for Staffing Five Star measures
