Top 9 Things To Remember About PBJ

Skilled Nursing Facilities Can’t Just ‘Check the Box’ Under New Payroll Requirements

Aug 14, 2018

In Skilled Nursing News, Don Feige and others discuss the impact of CMS using PBJ for Five Star ratings and how providers are adapting.

The PBJ quality quest

Jul 27, 2018

In McKnights, Don Feige observes how CMS continues their quest to create a standardized, consistent measure of staffing across the industry by closing loopholes and clarifying gray areas.

Nursing Home Staffing Measures Transitioning to PBJ Data

Apr 30, 2018

Leading Age NY informs its members how CMS is shifting the data source used to calculate the staffing measures of the nursing home quality rating system from self reported 671 data to auditable PBJ reports.

Gotchas to watch for in PBJ audits

Mar 30, 2018

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

PBJ data goes public

Sep 30, 2017

In a memo published earlier this week, CMS announced that they will begin posting PBJ public use files for viewing by LTC facilities, stakeholders, and the general public at http://data.cms.gov/ on November 1, 2017.

Changes and Results from First PBJ Submission

Mar 30, 2017

Skilled nursing providers should submit their next round of payroll based journaling data well ahead of the May 15 deadline in order to catch errors, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials said Thursday

Studies: Five-Star Ratings Linked To Consumer Demand, Nurse Training

Aug 12, 2016

As reported in Provider Magazine, consumers increasingly are more likely to choose a skilled nursing care center if it has a Five-Star Rating of five stars, according to a recent study by Health Services Research

PBJ reporting begins

Jul 30, 2016

In McKnights, Don Feige describes some of the trickier parts of the PBJ reporting rules that providers need to either validate or make changes to systems and processes to ensure staffing data is PBJ compliant

Getting prepared for the new payroll-based journal reporting requirements

Mar 30, 2016

Mandatory compliance with the new Centers for Medicare & Medicated Services (CMS) payroll-based journal reporting (PBJ) requirements begins July 1, 2016. Are you prepared? Whether it’s reaching out to your payroll or timekeeping vendors to supply the data, working with internal IT departments, or contacting other IT software companies, it’s critical you find a solution now.

The Start of PBJ Practice Data Submission

Dec 30, 2015

CMS encouraged providers to use the voluntary submission period beginning October 1, 2015 to test their PBJ data submission processes. The mandatory filing period begins July 1, 2016.