VALIDATING YOUR PBJ DATAImportance of the human touchEveryone falls into auto-mode now and then. While SimplePBJ continues to discover and add new verification checks for potential issues, the human touch is still needed to confirm the PBJ data you’re submitting is accurate. Don’t get lulled into thinking the data from … Read More
Tips for the PBJ Pro: COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Extended
BREAKING NEWSCOVID-19 Public Health Emergency ExtendedThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services signed an extension of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency on July 19, 2021. The extension is in place for another 90 days. What does this mean for me? With the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) extended, the … Read More
Quarterly PBJ Contest Winners
Every quarter, we provide a fun incentive for submitting your PBJ report early. If a SimplePBJ™ customer submitted their PBJ report to CMS before May 7, they were automatically entered to win one of five $100 Target gift cards. Thanks to everyone who submitted in advance! The winners are… Facility: … Read More
Tips for the PBJ Pro: Staffing takes center stage
PBJ data in the spotlight: Staffing takes center stage The release last month of three high-profile nursing home reports garnered much attention. First, a UCLA-Harvard Report used PBJ data to analyze nursing staff turnover in nursing homes. Then, an OIG Report examined the use of nursing home staffing data by CMS. … Read More
CMS Use of Data on Nursing Home Staffing: Progress and Opportunities to Do More (OIG Report)
“The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken important steps to build a new source for data on nursing home staffing and to use these data to better inform consumers and improve nursing home oversight. CMS provides the public with some of this staffing information on the Care … Read More