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Knowing What Really Are PBJ Requirements

By Christine Barnes


The payroll based journal or PBJ is the mandate result of new proprietors where they are brought by a lot of requirements. The requirements include a healthcare insurance. But the PBJ affects the nursing houses and as well as the care facilities that include skilled nursing facilities.

Payroll based journal goals have to be achieved. First, allowing Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services to accumulate more regular and frequent data from nursing homes. Second, ensuring the accuracy of data. Third, having systematized collection of data. Fourth and last, inspecting quality of care being provided by nursing homes. PBJ requirements is also referred to as peanut butter and jelly.

The Affordable Care Act is requiring the CMS to start collecting any information in all nursing facilities including the staffs in the agencies. And to be able to comply this requirement given by the ACA, CMS has developed the PBJ. All nursing facilities are encouraged to read and review all the policies in the manual of the said requirements.

The PBJ policy manual provides all backgrounds and information about submitting the requirements. It includes submission screens, deadlines, and the definition of each job category. All the data that has been collected will be inputted into the PBJ system. These are entered on a quarterly basis and this is due after the end of each quarter within 45 days.

The requirement that is proposed will surely be a great burden in most parts of a facility. Surely, software vendors will be diminishing the workload in the facilities. But they will still be requiring new scheduling, payroll system, and timekeeping. The contracted workers and the therapists who are non payroll staffs would not be affected by the new software systems because they will still continue on using the manual entry for the requirements. So therefore, submission will require double effort.

Ever since this is being implemented, the system became so critical on the part of some providers. Whenever failures will happen such as wrong reports or wrong data entry, there may be penalties. The idea was identified since it has delivered a better quality of care outcomes. Another very good advantage of this is consumers and some referral sources will be understanding more on the differences and levels of staffing of nursing homes.

The CMS understands that this is a big problem for the providers nowadays. And while providers are still adjusting to this, CMS stated that they will not impose any remedy on this. And aside from this, they will be providing feedbacks or warnings to the providers that will help them in facilitating with the compliance of the requirement.

Even though it affected the revenue goals, staffing, and also the operation costs, this is still a good thing. And one good advantage of it is it makes the managing and controlling of report processes easy, thus, resulting to cost reduction. It will also ensure the reporting requirement be met.

To meet the requirement shows that the facilities are providing better quality care. Also, it reduces the risk of delayed reports and having penalties. Even though this can be time consuming, consumers may still identify a better facility for their families or loved ones.




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