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
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 Feb. 5, 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
Validating your PBJ data: Download free checklist now
As we approach the next reporting deadline, it’s important to consider these questions when validating your Q1 (Oct. 1-Dec. 31) PBJ data in SimplePBJ™: Have I captured all hours for each Job Title? Is my average daily census accurate? Are all my exempt (salaried) and contract (agency, therapy, consultant) employee … Read More
Nursing home staffing data – quarter 3, 2020
AS RESIDENT POPULATION SHRINKS, NURSING HOMES REMAIN UNDERSTAFFED is the “subtitle” of the alert email I received on Friday, January 22, 2021 from the Long Term Care Community Coalition. January 22, 2021 – Staffing levels are a key predictor of nursing home resident outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Studies show that facilities with … Read More