A little-noticed PBJ policy update last September will play an important role in your Staffing Five-Star rating once CMS begins using PBJ data in 2018: PBJ Census calculations are now based on your MDS. PBJ rules no longer require the submission of Resident Census. Instead, CMS released a new method they will … Read More
ezPBJ releases Payroll-Based Journal Audit Manager
Prepare your response to a potential PBJ audit with our new Audit Manager. We’ll pull over the required files and crosswalk data and let you add additional backup data for each audit requirement. If you ever get audited, your response file is ready to download and submit. Current ezPBJ customers … Read More
PBJ data will affect Five-Star ratings beginning in 2018
A new CMS warning alerts providers that PBJ data will be used in Five-Star rating calculations beginning next year. It also reminds providers that late submissions will result in star ratings being “suppressed” (i.e., removed) from ratings tables and the Nursing Home Compare website. The CMS alert, which now appears … Read More
PBJ audits are beginning
PBJ “gotchas” ezPBJ Audit ManagerezPBJ is working hard to make your PBJ audits as pain-free as possible! ezPBJ already holds much of the information requested by CMS and will make that information easily downloadable. In addition we are adding a new audit section where you can upload the requested PBJ audit … Read More
Avoiding PBJ submission challenges
PBJ “gotchas” New CMS Rule on Hire DatesCMS made an impactful change to the PBJ rules in February, making the reporting of employee Hire Dates and Termination Dates optional. CMS also removed the rule on using the same Employee ID more than once in a single PBJ Submission. These changes are Issues 8 and 9 in … Read More