PBJ staffing data submission gaining steam, CMS officials say

Nearly half of skilled nursing facilities have registered to voluntarily submit electronic staffing data, officials with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid said Thursday during an SNF Open Door Forum call.

Facilities were strongly encouraged to submit electronic staffing data beginning in October 2015 as that voluntary period was “created specifically to help providers prepare” for the mandatory filing period, said Evan Shulman, deputy director of the Division of Nursing Homes at CMS, according to call attendees.