CMS announced QIES will be down three consecutive weekends. This impacts both MDS and PBJ submissions and comes right before the Feb 14 PBJ deadline. The QIES maintenance will happen over the next three weekends: Friday, 1/25 (6 PM ET) – Sunday, 1/27 (6 PM ET) Sunday, 2/3 (6 AM-6 … Read More
Weekends are now made for PBJ
In its recent letter to State Survey directors, CMS announced an increased focus on nurse staffing levels and sharing of Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) data with state survey agencies. States will be notified of underperforming facilities, for issues including: Facilities with “low” nurse staffing on weekends Facilities showing days without an … Read More
Meal breaks eating away at Star ratings
With the latest update to the PBJ Policy Manual, CMS makes very clear its rules on removing meal breaks from Payroll-Based Journal reports. Take note: ALWAYS remove 30 minutes for lunch in your PBJ reports. Even when your staff works through lunch, those 30 minutes CANNOT be reported. CMS explicitly details the PBJ meal … Read More
SimpleLTC parent company, Briggs Healthcare, acquires ezPBJ
Software acquisition simplifies PBJ compliance for skilled nursing providers and expands Briggs’ post-acute digital offerings WEST DES MOINES, IOWA, Aug. 1, 2018 – Today Briggs Healthcare announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ezPBJ. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Briggs, ezPBJ will continue to expand its software … Read More
ezPBJ launches free Essentials account for PBJ benchmarking
ezPBJ provides free benchmarking of payroll-based journal data for skilled nursing facilities ezPBJ has released a free PBJ analytics tool to help skilled nursing facilities benchmark and monitor their payroll-based journal reporting. ezPBJ Essentials lets facilities review their CMS public use PBJ data and illustrates staffing trends across the key … Read More