Payroll-Based Journal training and resources
Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) training articles and resources to help you comply with PBJ requirements.
Latest PBJ resources
Here’s a roundup of Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) resources and education to help you comply with PBJ requirements from CMS. Want to simplify all your PBJ processes? Visit our SimplePBJ™ page to learn how.
[Webinar] PBJ Impacts and Insights: Strategies for PBJ success in South Carolina
May 24, 2023[On-Demand] PBJ Quarterly Webinar – Q2 2023 Edition
April 26, 2023PBJ Pro Tips: PBJ Success Still Lies in the Details
April 13, 2023[On-demand] PBJ Quarterly Webinar – Q1 2023 Edition
January 25, 2023PBJ Pro Tips: Staffing Turnover and Employee ID Linking
January 19, 2023[On-demand] Don’t let PBJ sink your Five-Star: Learn to maximize staffing data outcomes
October 26, 2022PBJ Pro Tips: CMS’s New 6-Measure Calculation for Staffing Stars
October 20, 2022[On-demand] PBJ Quarterly Webinar: Avoiding Falling Stars & More
July 27, 2022PBJ Pro Tips: What you need to know about new Five-Star Staffing metrics
July 12, 2022[On-demand webinar] PBJ Five-Star Success: Critical Payroll-Based Journal Strategies for SNFs
June 21, 2022[On-demand webinar] PBJ Prep: Be sure you’re ready for the May 15 deadline
April 28, 2022PBJ Pro Tips: How to get ready for the May 15 deadline
April 12, 2022On-demand PBJ webinar: Weekend Staffing and Staff Turnover [watch now]
January 24, 2022Tips for the PBJ Pro: Are you ready for staff turnover reporting?
January 11, 2022[On-demand webinar] PBJ quarterly check-in: Critical answers to top questions
October 27, 2021Tips for the PBJ Pro: Importance of the human touch
October 13, 2021Tips for the PBJ Pro: COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Extended
July 21, 2021Quarterly PBJ Contest Winners
May 27, 2021Tips for the PBJ Pro: Staffing takes center stage
April 14, 2021CMS Use of Data on Nursing Home Staffing: Progress and Opportunities to Do More (OIG Report)
March 16, 2021Quarterly PBJ Contest Winners
March 3, 2021Validating your PBJ data: Download free checklist now
January 25, 2021Submit your PBJ data by Feb. 5 to enter to win!
January 20, 2021Tips for the PBJ pro — Get ready for the Feb. 14 deadline!
January 13, 2021[Webinar, Jan 26] PBJ quarterly check-in: Critical answers to top questions
January 3, 2021Quarterly PBJ contest winners
November 12, 2020Tips for the PBJ pro — Get ready for the Nov. 14 deadline!
October 14, 2020The best gets better: ezPBJ is now SimplePBJ
October 12, 2020CMS UPDATE: Q2 2020 optional PBJ data due November 14
September 23, 2020Tips for the PBJ pro: PBJ reporting is back on track
July 21, 2020PBJ reporting waiver ends
June 26, 2020On-demand webinar: Navigating the PBJ chaos
June 17, 2020PBJ update: Goodbye, self-reported census!
January 17, 2020PBJ audits: Why me?
October 22, 2019PBJ: Hitting the news
July 22, 2019CMS moves the goalposts for Staffing Five-Star ratings
April 18, 2019Instantly predict your Staffing Five-Star
April 5, 2019QIES maintenance right before PBJ deadline
January 24, 2019Weekends are now made for PBJ
December 10, 2018Meal breaks eating away at Star ratings
December 1, 2018SimpleLTC parent company, Briggs Healthcare, acquires ezPBJ
August 1, 2018ezPBJ launches free Essentials account for PBJ benchmarking
July 16, 2018ezPBJ provides free benchmarking of PBJ data for all SNFs
July 1, 2018[On-demand webinar] Will PBJ erase your star rating?
May 8, 2018CMS announces how PBJ will be used for Staffing Five-Star
April 6, 2018Gotchas to watch for in PBJ audits
April 5, 2018Why the MDS will affect your PBJ Staffing Five-Star
January 15, 2018ezPBJ releases Payroll-Based Journal Audit Manager
October 13, 2017PBJ data will affect Five-Star ratings beginning in 2018
July 18, 2017PBJ audits are beginning
July 15, 2017Avoiding PBJ submission challenges
April 15, 2017Reminder: PBJ filing deadline, May 15
April 15, 2017ezPBJ speeds up PBJ reporting with new automation
April 2, 2017ezPBJ™ introduces new PBJ auditing software
March 12, 2017Latest PBJ updates from CMS
January 15, 2017PBJ: Done is better than perfect
November 1, 2016ezPBJ launches Expert Network to help skilled nursing facilities with PBJ compliance
October 3, 2016PBJ completion checklist
October 1, 2016PBJ submissions: What is your time worth?
September 1, 2016Lessons from Payroll-Based Journal practice submissions to CMS
August 1, 2016State of California trusts SimplePBJ™ for painless PBJ compliance
August 1, 2016Madison Health saves time and money with SimplePBJ™
July 1, 2016“Pretty darn amazing!” – SimplePBJ™ simplifies PBJ for Alpha Care
June 15, 2016Get help with your PBJ
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