Research and Studies of PBJ Data

We recommend all readers fully understand the research methodology before extrapolating the findings of these studies more broadly or comparing them to each other.  Studies may examine different sets of nursing homes, or may include / exclude certain data differently. Some analysis differences may include:

• Studies may take different approaches on how data is included vs. excluded
• Data may be aggregated, grouped or summarized differently
• Methodologies used to calculate staff tenure or turnover are not all the same
• Submission errors by nursing homes may sometimes be interpreted as accurate when it should have been excluded.  CMS provides no means for facilities to go back and correct erroneous data once the submission deadline is passed.
• CMS audits help facilities uncover errors which only get fixed in upcoming submissions, not retroactively