October 4, 2016 | Peter Corless
October 4, 2016 | Peter Corless
Believe it or not, calendar Q3 (federal government Q4) has come to an end. It’s now October and you can officially submit all of your PBJ data from the previous quarter.
If it seems like we’ve been talking about PBJ for more than a year, that’s because we have. From the beginning, OnShift has been tracking PBJ developments and working with providers to help them understand what PBJ is, why it’s important and what they need to do to be successful.
I’m not sure how many other ways I can say it (and you might be tired of hearing it) --but now is the time to act.
We’re in the home stretch, yet some providers have not even started the process for reporting their direct care staffing hours to CMS. There are skilled nursing communities that have yet to register in the PBJ system. If you’ve done nothing in regard to PBJ, that is where you should start.
Remember that CMS expects every skilled nursing facility to submit PBJ data for the period of July 1 through September 30. I can assure you—the deadline will not be extended and all skilled nursing facilities must submit data by November 14th in order to avoid penalties.
In an article from McKnight’s, Lorelei Chapman, with CMS' Division of Nursing Homes, Survey & Certification Group, said, “We are not expecting data to be perfect. However, we do expect all facilities to submit data by the deadline.”
If you submit after the deadline, that data will not be considered timely, and that’s when you run into problems.
A Few Reminders
Subscribe to the OnShift Blog
Recent Posts
Categories
About Peter Corless
Peter Corless is Executive Vice President of Enterprise Development for OnShift. Peter is a recognized HR leader in post-acute care and is well-known for his achievements at some of the country’s largest post-acute care organizations, including Kindred Healthcare and Genesis HealthCare. As an experienced, chief administrative and human resources officer within these organizations, he developed strategies that reduced turnover, improved recruiting and hiring strategies, and reduced labor costs.
See for yourself why thousands of providers rely on OnShift’s innovative software for recruitment, hiring, workforce management, pay and engagement. Request your personalized demo today.