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
ezPBJ provides free benchmarking of PBJ data for all SNFs
Announcing a free PBJ analytics tool for skilled nursing facilities ezPBJ Essentials (sign up here) lets facilities review their CMS public use PBJ data and illustrates staffing trends across the key five-star staffing ratings published on Nursing Home Compare. In addition, facilities can profile and compare themselves to nearby competitors … Read More