Timely and Accurate PBJ Data is More Important Than Ever

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reminds all nursing facilities that the deadline for submission of Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) data for the period April 1 –June 30, 2018, is Aug. 14. Timely and accurate submission of data is especially important, because CMS now uses PBJ data to calculate staffing measures in Nursing Home Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.

CMS has made clear that it will only use data that is submitted and accepted by each quarterly deadline for these calculations. Data submitted or corrected after the deadline has passed is not used by CMS.