Payroll-Based Journal

Nursing home advocates and observers say Virginia’s staffing mandate adequately melds direct care hours with financial incentives for facilities and punitive flexibility by state regulators.

The final submission deadline for nursing homes to report their staffing data for last quarter in the Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) is just weeks away. 

As reporting standards go, Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) reporting stands out as notoriously difficult. It involves a lot of labor and can be prone to ratings-endangering errors. Meeting the PBJ reporting...

Federal regulators announced Thursday that nursing home operators must resume regular submission of staffing-level information this summer. But one industry expert warned not to overdo it.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced plans today to end the emergency waiver and resume requirements for all nursing homes to submit staffing data through the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ)...

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Not only is PBJ here to stay, the quest for staffing quality is ongoing – and no longer just an annual event during survey.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will begin posting public use files of providers’ Payroll Based Journaling data on Nov. 1, the agency said in a memo posted Monday.

Mapping job codes from a new time and attendance company will take a week or more when working with your vendors.

Around 90% of long-term care providers have submitted electronic staffing data, officials said Thursday.