[Media] Time to update your PBJ system

By Cheryl Field on Mon, Jan 16, 2017 @ 10:16 AM

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently advised providers that an update to the PBJ system will be put in place over the weekend of Jan. 22. The update will effect employee IDs with special characters and will require provider attention! 

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[Media] McKnight’s: Vendors help providers prep for staff-reporting regulation

By Prime Care Tech Marketing on Fri, Jun 10, 2016 @ 11:30 AM

As the Payroll-Based Journal reporting deadline looms, many vendors have spent the spring selling new solutions. Jim Hoey, president of Prime Care Technologies, said his users can view/monitor a summary of employee and contractor hours, automate the mapping of labor codes to CMS codes and export one inclusive file per facility for quarterly upload to CMS.

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[Blog] Payroll-Based Journal reporting – know your solutions vendor

By Prime Care Tech Marketing on Thu, May 05, 2016 @ 07:00 AM

iStock_000040030780_Medium.jpgIn March and April, we posted Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ)-related blogs to help our readers further understand and prepare for what the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will require of them starting July 1st. In this posting, we’ll take PBJ reporting one step further. But first, we assume you are not inclined to create your own system to input the necessary data and compile it into an XML file. If this describes your situation, then you will need to contract with a vendor to help you automate the process. And we think doing so is well worth the time, effort, and money.

Quick PBJ summary

But first, at a high level, let’s rehash information found in previous blogs about PBJ reporting. In our blog, dated March 15, 2016, we encouraged providers to get started now. Why?

  • Submission will be mandatory, effective July 1, 2016. Providers will be required to file both staffing and census data no later than 45 days after the last day of each fiscal quarter (i.e. for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 electronic reporting must be completed no later than 11:59 pm EST on November 14, 2016).
  • Every quarter, providers must use the online PBJ system provided by CMS to report the hours staff – AND contractors – were paid to perform onsite services for facility residents, excluding paid time off (e.g., vacation, sick leave, etc.).
  • The PBJ system will only allow XML file submission – one per facility – and/or manual data entry at this time.

We warned, “Don’t be lulled by the November 14 3rd quarter reporting deadline. Collecting this data and preparing it for submission will take time – lots of time (and money) – especially if you are trying to do this manually.” It’s expensive and prone to clerical errors. Automate as much as possible by contracting with a vendor that offers PBJ reporting automation.

Even automated solutions will require some manual data entry

Please be aware that no matter how automated the system is that you select, there will still be a need for some manual data entry particularly for those direct care staff whose time your time and attendance application may not capture sufficient to meet PBJ requirements, such as:

  • Salaried and corporate staff
  • Contract workers
  • Staff who may wear different hats throughout the shift
  • Staff attending a training or inservice session
  • Exempt nursing staff filling in for a call-in floor nurse
  • Allocating hours for the 3rd shift accountable over a two-day period
  • Splitting hours between the certified and non-certified sections or for those facilities with certified residents housed in a facility that does not have a distinct part

Engaging a PBJ reporting solutions vendor

Determine the features each solution offers and confirm that they have been sufficiently tested. For example, is the solution able to?

  • Integrate cross-facility data from employee and census systems
  • Allow providers to manually enter and append contractor data to the existing file
  • Enable providers to view/monitor a summary of employee and contractor hours
  • Automate mapping of labor codes to CMS codes
  • Retrieve multiple XML files
  • Export one all-inclusive XML file per facility for quarterly upload to CMS

There is still time, though short now. Look at offerings, check their features, confirm their compatibility with your organization's intended best practices, check references, and confirm. Then execute and test, test, and test. Don't cut corners.  

If you would like a no-obligation demonstration of our tested PBJ Reporting Platform, call 877-644-2306, or click here to request a demo.

FYI - Here’s a valuable PBJ summary document - https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-Certification/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/Downloads/Survey-and-Cert-Letter-16-13.pdf

Topics: PBJ pbj reporting payroll-based journal reporting
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Spotlight on March's Business Intelligence Blogs

By Prime Care Tech Marketing on Tue, Mar 29, 2016 @ 12:00 PM

Business-Intelligence-Spotlight-320x221.jpgIn this month’s BI-focused blog postings, we explored the process of decision making, PBJ compliance reporting automation, using BI to help providers beneficially get the attention of ACOs, and, along that same line, establishing and strengthening relationships with key referral sources.

Data-driven decisions – an art and a science?

With the right information, you, the provider, can make the right decisions, right now! But even if the information is right, timely, relevant, and rendered actionable, making “the right decision” is a skill. But is decision making an art or a science? And what role does BI play? Read on.

It’s about time - Providers should automate PBJ reporting

Like it or not, Payroll-based Journal reporting is just around the corner and will become a routine requirement for all SNF providers. And it comes with a kick in CY 2017 – a Five Star Rating kick. How can automation expedite the monitoring and reporting process? Find out.

How Business Intelligence can help execs stand out in an ACO crowd

In our recent blogs, we’ve highlighted how Business Intelligence (BI) can help providers more effectively tell their stories to stakeholders, investors, and referral sources. However, providers have another key audience to whom they could effectively present data-driven demonstrations of value and quality – ACOs. Learn more.

Business Intelligence can help demonstrate value to referral sources

As the reimbursement world changes from fee-for-service to pay-for-performance models, demonstrating value is key. To be able to effectively demonstrate value compliant with payment model expectations, providers need to be able to know how well their facilities are performing today. The technology needed to effectively identify and communicate such value is available through BI. Discover how.

 

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Topics: ACOs Using Business Intelligence decision making PBJ data-driven decisions data-driven information payroll-based journal reporting

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