PBJ Accuracy Becomes Increasingly Important as a Measure of Quality
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) knows staffing within long-term care (LTC) facilities significantly affects the care delivered to residents. Guidance to Surveyors, F851, requires the quarterly electronic submission of payroll data to CMS. Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) data more accurately depicts a facility’s staffing levels by reporting actual hours worked during the reporting...
CMS Announced Updates Regarding the Long-Stay Hospitalization Quality Measure
In July 2018, CMS will provide rates of hospitalizations for long-stay residents in each facility’s confidential “Nursing Home Compare Five-Star Ratings of Nursing Homes Provider Rating Report.” In October 2018, the long-stay hospitalization measure will be posted on the Nursing Home Compare website as a long-stay quality measure. In the spring of 2019, this quality...
