PBJ News Category

Survey & FTags for Staffing

cms-changes-quality-rating-system
Sep 21 2023
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CMS Updates Staffing & Turnover Measures

the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued updates to guidance on minimum health and safety standards that Long-Term Care (LTC) facilities (often called β€œnursing homes”) must meet to participate in Medicare and Medicaid. CMS also updated and developed new guidance in the State...
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pbj-added-special-focus-facility-program
Oct 30 2022
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CMS to β€˜Crack Down’ on Troubled Nursing Homes Through Special Focus Facility Program Changes

In its latest move to increase scrutiny of the skilled nursing industry, the Biden administration is toughening requirements for nursing homes that fall into its Special Focus Facilities (SFF) program. Specifically, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is making completion...
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updated-state-survey-investigations-of-staffing
Jun 30 2022
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CMS Issues Significant Updates to Improve the Safety and Quality Care for Long-Term Care Residents

the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued updates to guidance on minimum health and safety standards that Long-Term Care (LTC) facilities (often called β€œnursing homes”) must meet to participate in Medicare and Medicaid. CMS also updated and developed new guidance in the State...
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CMS-Focuses-on-Enforcement
Feb 20 2020
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CMS Focuses on Enforcement in Latest Statement on SNF Policies

n a blog post on the Trump administration’s strategies for ensuring safety and quality in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), focused on enhanced enforcement efforts to strengthen oversight of facilities. On the...
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Nursing-Home-Oversight-Safety
Nov 30 2018
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CMS Strengthens Nursing Home Oversight and Safety to Ensure Adequate Staffing

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced actions that will bolster nursing home oversight and improve transparency in order to ensure that facilities are staffed adequately to provide high-quality care. These actions include sharing data with states when potential issues arise...
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ftag-727-full-time-don
Apr 13 2018

Ftag of the Week – F727 RN 8 Hrs/7 days/Wk, Full Time DON

This week’s CMSCG Blog Series β€œFtag of the Week” is F727 RN 8 hours a day / 7 days a week, Full Time DON, which is part of the Nursing Services Regulatory Group. This regulation is one that all providers are aware of, but it warrants a reminder thanks to a QSO memo released late last week about...
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ftag-851-payroll-based-journal
Sep 21 2017

Ftag of the Week – F851 Payroll Based Journal

CMSCG continues its β€œFtag of the Week” blog series with F851 Payroll Based Journal, which is part of the Administration regulatory group under the renumbered Ftags. Each facility is responsible for ensuring that complete and accurate direct care staffing data that is entered into the Payroll-Based...
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Survey & FTags for Staffing
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PBJ news in the topic Survey & FTags for Staffing
cms-monitor-nursing-home-performance
Nov 16, 2023 | ,

β€˜Only the Beginning’: Staffing Mandate Assessments May Push Operators to the Brink

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LPN-Exclusion-Confusing
Nov 14, 2023 | ,

LPN Exclusion Triggers Confusion & Questions

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cms-crackdown-staffing
Nov 13, 2023 | ,

Understanding Staffing Compliance Issues & Exemptions

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ready-for-pbj-report-submission
Nov 12, 2023 | ,

How Can Facilities Get Ready for Minimum Staffing Requirements?

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comments-minimum-staffing-proposals
Nov 6, 2023 | ,

Comments on Staffing Rule Pour in to CMS

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proposed-rule-snf-pps-2023
Nov 4, 2023 | ,

Plans to Defeat CMS’ Proposed Minimums Rule

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cms-launches-review-nursing-homes-regulation
Nov 2, 2023 | ,

Congress Weighs in on Proposed Staffing Rule

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changes-to-staffing-measures
Oct 31, 2023 | ,

Ideas Emerge to Overcome Workforce Shortages

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New-Staffing-Measures-Posted-Care-Compare
Oct 25, 2023 |

Supporters of Staffing Mandate Speak Out

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nursing-home-staffing-headed-for-scrutiny
Oct 20, 2023 |

Scrutiny on Private Equity & REIT Staffing Performance

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minimum-staffing-would-cost-10-billion
Oct 10, 2023 |

Analyses predict high cost of staffing mandate

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Instability-Staffing-at-Nursing-Homes
Oct 9, 2023 | ,

New Research on Health Care Staff Turnover and Quality of Care at Nursing Homes

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more-than-nursing
Oct 6, 2023 |

Union Impact on Minimum Staffing Rule

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PBJ-Priorities-Avoid-Top-Errors
Sep 30, 2023 |

Strong Early Pushback to Proposed Staffing Rule

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staffing-mandate-analysis-minimum-nurse-staffing-levels
Sep 30, 2023 | ,

AHCA & CliftonLarsonAllen Study the Cost of Minimum Staffing Proposals

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cms-changes-quality-rating-system
Sep 21, 2023 | , ,

CMS Updates Staffing & Turnover Measures

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cost-of-pbj-compliance
Sep 20, 2023 |

High costs to comply with potential minimum staffing rule

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Nursing-Home-Residents-at-Risk-per-study
Sep 1, 2023 | ,

President Biden Op-Ed Claims Nursing Homes are Putting Residents at Risk

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Nursing-Facility-Prospective-Payment-System-Proposed-Rule
Sep 1, 2023 | ,

CMS Issues Proposed Minimum Staffing Rule

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impact-covid-staffing-five-star
Sep 1, 2023 | ,

OIG: Nursing Homes Reported Wide-Ranging Challenges Preparing for Public Health Emergencies and Natural Disasters

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rule-reveals-cms-strategy
Aug 31, 2023 | ,

Leaked CMS Study Conflicts with Minimum Staffing Plans

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snf-residents-risk-of-displacement
Aug 23, 2023 |

Widening data pool dangerously β€˜chumming the waters’ in nursing home lawsuits

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states-also-progressing-towards-staffing-minimums
Aug 3, 2023 | ,

With federal staffing proposal near, states also progressing toward minimums

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nurse-staffing-study
Jul 30, 2023 | ,

Research Shows Impact of PPP Loans on Staffing in US Nursing Homes

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nursing-home-staffing-struggles
Jul 30, 2023 | ,

Study suggests staffing shortages during the pandemic strained nursing homes

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cms-developing-minimum-staffing-requirements
Jul 25, 2023 |

AHCA lobbies against potential minimum staffing regulations

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mursing-home-staffing-study
Jul 14, 2023 | ,

Only 5 States Meet Nurse Staff Hour Requirements of Potential Minimum Staffing Mandate for Nursing Homes

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staffing-totals-dont-add-up
Jul 11, 2023 |

A legal fight related to Medicaid providers and wages is dropped

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senate-staffing-cms-policy
Jun 1, 2023 | ,

Congress weighs in on possible minimum staffing rules

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cms-using-staffing-data-to-assess-PPE-needs
May 30, 2023 | ,

Research finds nurse staffing shortages linked to 10 percent jump in resident deaths

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research-4-pronged-staffing-study
May 26, 2023 | ,

Study recommends adding measures of staffing instability to Care Compare

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study-nursing-home-compliance
May 15, 2023 |

CMS Readies Nursing Home Staffing Mandate Proposal, Reviews Study Recommendations

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balance-costs-and-pay-nursing-homes
Apr 23, 2023 |

CMS Official: We’re β€˜Very Seriously’ Weighing Nursing Home Operators’ Staffing Concerns, Creative Solutions Needed

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proposal-tie-medicare-to-turnover
Apr 18, 2023 | ,

White House Order Aims to Tie Nursing Home Medicare Payments to Worker Retention

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counterintuitive-to-goal
Apr 14, 2023 | ,

Minimum staffing requirement: Thank you?

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target-funding-to-staffing-disparities
Apr 6, 2023 |

Feds’ value-based changes present β€˜long overdue’ opening for SNFs

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CMS-take-Active-Role-Ensuring-Adequate-RN-Staffing-Nursing-Facilities
Apr 3, 2023 |

Consumer group counterpunches as nursing homes worry about staffing mandate

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ask-legal-expert
Mar 29, 2023 |

Plaintiffs’ lawyers gaining edge against nursing homes with staffing issues

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cms-rule-comments-minimum-staffing
Mar 20, 2023 |

Completely Out of Touch: Biden’s Minimum Staffing Proposal Comes as Skilled Nursing Reels From Labor Crisis

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new-data-highly-variable-staffing-nursing-homes
Mar 13, 2023 | ,

Advocacy group claims nursing home administrators spent 20 percent less time on-site in recent years

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Nursing-Homes-to-Resume-Reporting-Staffing-Data
Feb 21, 2023 |

The Impact of the Public Health Emergency on Skilled Nursing Facilities

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oig-finds-shortcomings-in-cms
Feb 17, 2023 |

OIG signals new focus on nursing homes

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medicaid-funding-key-lever
Feb 15, 2023 |

Study Shows That Higher Spending on Nursing Home Staff is Not Tied to Better Staffing Levels

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minimum-staffing-during-covid-outbreaks
Jan 30, 2023 | ,

OIG: Pandemic Data Shows Major Changes Needed in Nursing Home Staffing, Surveys, Infection Control

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rn-staffing-inadequate
Jan 30, 2023 | ,

Study shows that REIT ownership linked to decline in RN staffing, increases in LPN, CNA use

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conduct-surveys-weekends-staffing-issues
Jan 30, 2023 | ,

Research Finds Staffing Stability Is Marker of Better Quality of Nursing Homes

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CMS-ends-Blanket-Waiver
Jan 25, 2023 | ,

Federal Bill Aims to Aid Nursing Home Labor Shortage with TNA Program Extension

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cms-intensifying-nursing-home-oversight
Dec 23, 2022 | ,

CMS should be careful in what it asks for

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nurse-staffing-at-nursing-homes-lacking
Dec 1, 2022 |

Provider advocates slam β€˜unfair’ media take down of nursing home staffing compliance

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accurate-staffing-five-star-ratings
Nov 23, 2022 |

U.S. News & World Report nursing home ratings poke holes in CMS ratings

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guidance-staffing-five-star
Nov 11, 2022 | ,

Ask the payment expert …. about the total nurse staffing measure

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pbj-added-special-focus-facility-program
Oct 30, 2022 | ,

CMS to β€˜Crack Down’ on Troubled Nursing Homes Through Special Focus Facility Program Changes

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nursing-homes-lack-nurses
Oct 26, 2022 |

The minimum staffing cloud looms. Will any sunlight shine through?

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pbj-reporting-covid-waiver-ends
Oct 7, 2022 | ,

States get needed nurse aide waiver relief but workers’ fates uncertain

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alarming-nurse-turnover-rates
Oct 6, 2022 | , ,

3 Nursing Home Legal Issues to Watch in 2022 and Beyond

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medicare payment advisory commission medpac logo
Sep 30, 2022 | ,

MedPAC’s recommendations: state staffing policies could hamper federal mandate

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nursing-home-staffing-disadvantaged-neighborhoods
Aug 30, 2022 | ,

Study: Nursing Home Staffing in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods

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cms-desperation-calling
Aug 30, 2022 | ,

CMS starts study to support minimum staffing proposal

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state-medicaid-funding-key
Aug 25, 2022 | ,

Medicaid nursing facility payment approaches

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comments-on-minimum-staffing-study
Aug 10, 2022 | ,

CMS reveals differing opinions on minimum staffing approach

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antipsychotic-use-linked-to-staffing
Aug 5, 2022 | ,

Study of Antipsychotic Use Connection to Staffing Levels

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mandates-dont-affect-staffing
Aug 1, 2022 | ,

Research shows COVID-19 vaccination mandates don’t negatively affect nursing home staffing

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nursing-home-staff-turnover-up-25
Aug 1, 2022 | ,

Nursing home staff turnover up 25 percent from last year

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nursing-homes-face-lower-star-rating
Jul 31, 2022 |

Thousands of nursing homes face lower Five-Star ratings

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policy-action-can-stabilize-staffing-levels
Jul 30, 2022 | ,

Research on COVID staffing finds policy action can stabilize staffing levels

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nursing-home-regulations-cost
Jul 28, 2022 | ,

Nursing Home Staffing Regulations, Proposals Clash With Financial, Operational Realities

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state-medicaid-staffing-policy
Jul 5, 2022 | ,

Why States’ Success in Tying Medicaid to Staffing Could Propel CMS Policy

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updated-state-survey-investigations-of-staffing
Jun 30, 2022 | ,

CMS Issues Significant Updates to Improve the Safety and Quality Care for Long-Term Care Residents

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staffing-laws-can-improve-nurse-retention
Jun 23, 2022 | ,

New research shows staffing laws, unionization can improve nurse retention

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lower-turnover-linked-higher-quality
May 30, 2022 | ,

Study confirms lower turnover linked to higher quality of care

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Nursing-homes-sue-minimum-staffing-ratios
May 25, 2022 | ,

Nursing homes sue over minimum staffing ratios, mandatory spending levels

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proposed-rule-snf-pps-2023
Apr 30, 2022 | , ,

CMS Releases Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Proposed Rule for FY23

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nursing-homes-pay-exorbitant-agency-costs
Apr 24, 2022 | ,

Nursing Homes Pay β€˜Exorbitant’ Agency Costs to Comply With Staffing Minimums

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Staffing-shortage-not-as-large
Apr 4, 2022 | ,

Nursing Facility Staffing Shortages During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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staffing-led-poorer-clinical-quality
Mar 30, 2022 | ,

Study Shows Weekend and Daily Variation in Nursing Home Staffing Led to Poorer Clinical Quality

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state-of-snfs-today
Mar 28, 2022 | ,

State of Skilled Nursing Facilities Today, Planning for the Future

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proposed-state-staffing-standards
Feb 8, 2022 | ,

Proposed Nursing Home Staffing Standards β€˜Unattainable’ Amid Labor Crisis

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cms-leniency-kronos-users-pbj
Feb 3, 2022 |

CMS offers leniency to Kronos users impacted by ransomware attack

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next-pbj-submission-due
Jan 31, 2022 | ,

Next Quarterly Payroll-Based Journal Data Submission Due

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cms-makes-nursing-turnover-data-available
Jan 30, 2022 | ,

To Advance Information on Quality of Care, CMS Makes Nursing Home Staffing Data Available

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improve-staffing-five-star-rating
Nov 2, 2021 |

How to Boost Your Nursing Home Star Rating

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human-touch-pbj-data-verification
Oct 13, 2021 | ,

Importance of the human touch

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proposed-legislation-minimum-staffing
Sep 21, 2021 | ,

U.S. Bill Would Require More Staffing And Curtail Arbitration In Nursing Homes

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cms-changing-staffing-five-star
Sep 20, 2021 |

Staffing Rating Under 4 Stars? Review PBJ Data; Set and Monitor Goals

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amda-statement-staffing-standards
Jul 29, 2021 | ,

Appropriate Staffing Standards in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

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five-star-pbj-data-update
Jul 27, 2021 | ,

5 Star, QMs, and PBJ Data Updates

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nursing-home-staffing-steady-during-covid
May 30, 2021 | ,

Study Finds Nursing Home Staffing Hours Held Steady or Rose During Pandemic

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cms-use-nursing-home-data
Mar 30, 2021 | ,

OIG Reports on CMS Use of Data on Nursing Home Staffing: Progress and Opportunities to Do More

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nursing-homes-mislead
Mar 16, 2021 | ,

Marys Take: Maggots, Rape and Yet Five Stars: How U.S. Ratings of Nursing Homes Mislead the Public

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therapy-staffing-impacted-pdpm
Mar 10, 2021 | ,

Research on How Skilled Nursing Facility Staffing Impacted by New Payment Rules

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nursing-home-turnover-good-quality-metric
Mar 5, 2021 | ,

New research examines if nursing home staff turnover a good quality metric

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top-5-pbj-mistakes
Jan 13, 2021 |

Tips for the PBJ pro β€” Top 5 PBJ Mistakes

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cms-updates-five-star-ratings
Nov 30, 2020 | ,

CMS Announces Updates to Five Star Quality Rating System

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covid-staffing-five-star-confusion
Oct 14, 2020 | ,

Cutting through the COVID staffing star confusion

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cms-deadline-covid-optional-pbj-report
Sep 23, 2020 |

CMS UPDATE: Q2 2020 optional PBJ data due November 14

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HHS-Watchdog-Probe-Staffing-standards
Aug 30, 2020 | ,

OIG Study: HHS Watchdog Probes Enforcement Of Nursing Home Staffing Standards

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pbj-reporting-back-to-normal
Jun 30, 2020 | ,

CMS announces end of emergency blanket data waiver for nursing homes

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nursing-home-data-for-ppe-decisions
Apr 30, 2020 |

CMS Releases Nursing Home Staffing, Census Data to Help States Make PPE and Testing Decisions

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remember-when-submitting-pbj-data
Apr 23, 2020 | ,

Things to remember when submitting PBJ data

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CMS-Focuses-on-Enforcement
Feb 20, 2020 | ,

CMS Focuses on Enforcement in Latest Statement on SNF Policies

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things-to-remember-pbj
Feb 5, 2020 | , ,

Top 9 Things to Remember About PBJ

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pbj-end-of-self-reported-census
Jan 17, 2020 |

PBJ update: Goodbye, self-reported census!

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facilities-need-more-nurses
Dec 12, 2019 | ,

Staffing takes a front seat when driving quality of care

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snfs-game-self-reported-staffing
Nov 30, 2019 | ,

Research Claims that Under Competitive Pressure, Nursing Homes Appear to Game Rating System

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pbj-audits-why-me
Oct 22, 2019 |

PBJ audits: Why me?

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cms-proposes-rop-changes
Jul 31, 2019 |

CMS Proposes a Host of Changes to Nursing Home Requirements for Participation

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nursing-homes-rarely-have-enough-nurses
Jul 30, 2019 | ,

Study finds nursing homes rarely have enough RNs on staff

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cms-more-one-stars
Apr 30, 2019 |

CMS: Hundreds More Buildings Could Receive One-Star Staffing Ratings Under New Rules

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Senate-Finance-Committee-nursing-homes
Mar 8, 2019 |

Senate Finance Committee hearing focuses on nursing home abuse

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pbj-financial-impact-staffing
Feb 27, 2019 |

Investing in Staffing Doesn’t Necessarily Lead to Skilled Nursing Profits

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oig-examining-nursing-staffing-levels
Jan 1, 2019 | ,

A New Focus on Nursing Facility Staffing

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Nursing-Home-Oversight-Safety
Nov 30, 2018 | ,

CMS Strengthens Nursing Home Oversight and Safety to Ensure Adequate Staffing

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pbj-audit-process
Nov 29, 2018 |

CMS Peels Back Curtain on Why Providers Receive PBJ Audits

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house-hearing-pbj-nursing-home-safety
Sep 6, 2018 | ,

House Hearing Focuses on Nursing Home Safety and Quality

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cms-pbj-submission-requirement
Aug 14, 2018 | ,

Skilled Nursing Facilities Can’t Just β€˜Check the Box’ Under New Payroll Requirements

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pbj-new-york-times-kaiser-health-study-2018
Jul 30, 2018 |

Kaiser and NYT analysis: β€˜It’s Almost Like a Ghost Town.’ Most Nursing Homes Overstated Staffing for Years

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cms-pbj-data-quests
Jul 27, 2018 | ,

The PBJ quality quest

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pbj-five-star-calculations
Apr 30, 2018 | ,

Nursing Home Staffing Measures Transitioning to PBJ Data

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ftag-727-full-time-don
Apr 13, 2018 |

Ftag of the Week – F727 RN 8 Hrs/7 days/Wk, Full Time DON

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CMS conduct pilot pbj audits
Mar 30, 2018 |

Gotchas to watch for in PBJ audits

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PBJ-data-files-to-be-made-public
Sep 30, 2017 | ,

PBJ data goes public

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ftag-851-payroll-based-journal
Sep 21, 2017 |

Ftag of the Week – F851 Payroll Based Journal

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CMS urges diligence PBJ data
Mar 30, 2017 | ,

Changes and Results from First PBJ Submission

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what-is-acuity-based-staffing
Jan 6, 2017 |

Ask the Payment Expert about … acuity-based staffing

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five-star-ratings-linked
Aug 12, 2016 | ,

Studies: Five-Star Ratings Linked To Consumer Demand, Nurse Training

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pbj-gotchas
Jul 30, 2016 | ,

PBJ reporting begins

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prepared-for-pbj-submission
Mar 30, 2016 | ,

Getting prepared for the new payroll-based journal reporting requirements

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CMS-Requires-Payroll-Based-Journal-Electronic-Staffing-Data-Submission
Dec 30, 2015 | ,

The Start of PBJ Practice Data Submission

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cms-announces-payroll-based-journal-system
Apr 30, 2015 |

CMS announces a new Payroll-Based Journal system

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cms-monitor-nursing-home-performance
Nov 16, 2023 | ,

β€˜Only the Beginning’: Staffing Mandate Assessments May Push Operators to the Brink

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cms-crackdown-staffing
Nov 13, 2023 | ,

Understanding Staffing Compliance Issues & Exemptions

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comments-minimum-staffing-proposals
Nov 6, 2023 | ,

Comments on Staffing Rule Pour in to CMS

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proposed-rule-snf-pps-2023
Nov 4, 2023 | ,

Plans to Defeat CMS’ Proposed Minimums Rule

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cms-launches-review-nursing-homes-regulation
Nov 2, 2023 | ,

Congress Weighs in on Proposed Staffing Rule

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cms-changes-quality-rating-system
Sep 21, 2023 | , ,

CMS Updates Staffing & Turnover Measures

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Nursing-Home-Residents-at-Risk-per-study
Sep 1, 2023 | ,

President Biden Op-Ed Claims Nursing Homes are Putting Residents at Risk

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Nursing-Facility-Prospective-Payment-System-Proposed-Rule
Sep 1, 2023 | ,

CMS Issues Proposed Minimum Staffing Rule

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senate-staffing-cms-policy
Jun 1, 2023 | ,

Congress weighs in on possible minimum staffing rules

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counterintuitive-to-goal
Apr 14, 2023 | ,

Minimum staffing requirement: Thank you?

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Nursing-Homes-to-Resume-Reporting-Staffing-Data
Feb 21, 2023 |

The Impact of the Public Health Emergency on Skilled Nursing Facilities

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CMS-ends-Blanket-Waiver
Jan 25, 2023 | ,

Federal Bill Aims to Aid Nursing Home Labor Shortage with TNA Program Extension

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cms-intensifying-nursing-home-oversight
Dec 23, 2022 | ,

CMS should be careful in what it asks for

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pbj-added-special-focus-facility-program
Oct 30, 2022 | ,

CMS to β€˜Crack Down’ on Troubled Nursing Homes Through Special Focus Facility Program Changes

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alarming-nurse-turnover-rates
Oct 6, 2022 | , ,

3 Nursing Home Legal Issues to Watch in 2022 and Beyond

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comments-on-minimum-staffing-study
Aug 10, 2022 | ,

CMS reveals differing opinions on minimum staffing approach

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updated-state-survey-investigations-of-staffing
Jun 30, 2022 | ,

CMS Issues Significant Updates to Improve the Safety and Quality Care for Long-Term Care Residents

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proposed-rule-snf-pps-2023
Apr 30, 2022 | , ,

CMS Releases Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Proposed Rule for FY23

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state-of-snfs-today
Mar 28, 2022 | ,

State of Skilled Nursing Facilities Today, Planning for the Future

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proposed-legislation-minimum-staffing
Sep 21, 2021 | ,

U.S. Bill Would Require More Staffing And Curtail Arbitration In Nursing Homes

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cms-updates-five-star-ratings
Nov 30, 2020 | ,

CMS Announces Updates to Five Star Quality Rating System

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pbj-reporting-back-to-normal
Jun 30, 2020 | ,

CMS announces end of emergency blanket data waiver for nursing homes

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nursing-home-data-for-ppe-decisions
Apr 30, 2020 |

CMS Releases Nursing Home Staffing, Census Data to Help States Make PPE and Testing Decisions

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CMS-Focuses-on-Enforcement
Feb 20, 2020 | ,

CMS Focuses on Enforcement in Latest Statement on SNF Policies

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cms-proposes-rop-changes
Jul 31, 2019 |

CMS Proposes a Host of Changes to Nursing Home Requirements for Participation

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Senate-Finance-Committee-nursing-homes
Mar 8, 2019 |

Senate Finance Committee hearing focuses on nursing home abuse

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house-hearing-pbj-nursing-home-safety
Sep 6, 2018 | ,

House Hearing Focuses on Nursing Home Safety and Quality

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cms-pbj-data-quests
Jul 27, 2018 | ,

The PBJ quality quest

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pbj-five-star-calculations
Apr 30, 2018 | ,

Nursing Home Staffing Measures Transitioning to PBJ Data

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PBJ-data-files-to-be-made-public
Sep 30, 2017 | ,

PBJ data goes public

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pbj-gotchas
Jul 30, 2016 | ,

PBJ reporting begins

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prepared-for-pbj-submission
Mar 30, 2016 | ,

Getting prepared for the new payroll-based journal reporting requirements

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CMS-Requires-Payroll-Based-Journal-Electronic-Staffing-Data-Submission
Dec 30, 2015 | ,

The Start of PBJ Practice Data Submission

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cms-announces-payroll-based-journal-system
Apr 30, 2015 |

CMS announces a new Payroll-Based Journal system

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cms-changes-quality-rating-system
Sep 21, 2023 | , ,

CMS Updates Staffing & Turnover Measures

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accurate-staffing-five-star-ratings
Nov 23, 2022 |

U.S. News & World Report nursing home ratings poke holes in CMS ratings

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guidance-staffing-five-star
Nov 11, 2022 | ,

Ask the payment expert …. about the total nurse staffing measure

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nursing-homes-face-lower-star-rating
Jul 31, 2022 |

Thousands of nursing homes face lower Five-Star ratings

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cms-makes-nursing-turnover-data-available
Jan 30, 2022 | ,

To Advance Information on Quality of Care, CMS Makes Nursing Home Staffing Data Available

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improve-staffing-five-star-rating
Nov 2, 2021 |

How to Boost Your Nursing Home Star Rating

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cms-changing-staffing-five-star
Sep 20, 2021 |

Staffing Rating Under 4 Stars? Review PBJ Data; Set and Monitor Goals

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five-star-pbj-data-update
Jul 27, 2021 | ,

5 Star, QMs, and PBJ Data Updates

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