Rochester, NY-based ezPBJ has established a network of expert partners in Payroll Based Journal rules to help skilled nursing facilities comply with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ new PBJ reporting process. ezPBJ Network partners include MDS Consultants, 360 Consulting and Amy Taylor & Company Certified Public Accountants. These … Read More
PBJ completion checklist
PBJ “gotchas” Vendor filesSNFs are still responsible for what is submitted to CMS, even when a vendor gives you their PBJ files. Audit and scrub your vendor staffing hours for accuracy and to spot missing data. Make sure staff in vendor-created files have unique ID’s and don’t overlap your employee ID’s. … Read More
PBJ submissions: What is your time worth?
CMS “gotchas” Crossover staff Staff working in multiple job roles should have their hours submitted per each unique job title, according to CMS. The easiest way to capture this is to have your staff punch in and out of their different roles. In addition, ezPBJ lets you modify your staff … Read More
Lessons from Payroll-Based Journal practice submissions to CMS
PBJ “gotchas” Split shifts at midnight. CMS requires hours be reported on per calendar day – midnight to midnight. Most timekeeping systems don’t report overnight shifts this way. ezPBJ’s wizard will take your punch data and automatically calculate Paid Hours by Calendar Day. Lessons from practice submissions Now that PBJ … Read More