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September 9, 2016 | Peter Corless
The first Payroll-Based Journal deadline is approaching and CMS is taking some time to clarify their expectations for providers as they prepare their first submission files.
July 5, 2016 | Marti Bowman
Research published earlier this year indicated that 84% of long-term care providers claimed to not be fully prepared for Payroll-Based Journal. Despite the July 1st start date for mandatory data...
June 16, 2016 | Peter Corless
If you’re a long-term care professional, it’s very likely you’ve heard a time or two that Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) starts July 1st. PBJ represents a large shift in the way staffing data is...
June 9, 2016 | Peter Corless
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has long recognized staffing as an integral part of the quality care puzzle, and last year introduced the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) as an...
June 1, 2016 | Peter Corless
If you work in long-term care, Payroll-Based Journal reporting is no-doubt at the top of your to-do list. You’re not alone if you have yet to register with CMS, or if you’re still not sure how you...
May 17, 2016 | Jim Rubadue
It’s conference season and I recently had the opportunity to attend the Ohio Health Care Association’s (OHCA) annual conference. And even though my travel schedule has me ingratiating myself with the...
May 12, 2016 | Peter Corless
The first deadline for Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) is looming. Mandatory collection of PBJ data begins July 1st. Submissions must be received by the end of the 45th calendar day (11:59 PM Eastern...
March 31, 2016 | Peter Corless
On March 18, 2016 the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an S&C memo entitled "Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) – Implementation of required electronic submission of Staffing Data for...
October 7, 2015 | JT Tan
We just passed the first major milestone for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service’s Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) reporting. October 1, 2015 marked the opening of the voluntary process for...
June 4, 2015 | Peter Corless
Last month CMS published its draft Electronic Staffing Data Submission Payroll-Based Journal Long-Term Care Facility Policy Manual (v.1.1).
The requirement for nursing facilities to submit payroll...