PBJ Accuracy Becomes Increasingly Important as a Measure of Quality
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) knows staffing within long-term care (LTC) facilities significantly affects the care delivered to residents. Guidance to Surveyors, F851, requires the quarterly electronic submission of payroll data to CMS. Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) data more accurately depicts a facility’s staffing levels by reporting actual hours worked during the reporting...
CMS Announces Updates to Payroll-Based Journal Data
In 2017, CMS began posting the number of hours worked by nursing staff submitted through the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) system on data.cms.gov (see S&C memorandum 17-45-NH). To increase transparency, CMS will begin posting the number of hours worked by other staff (i.e., non-nursing) in July 2018. Facilities are required to submit hours for all other staff as listed...