Attention Texas Providers: Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC) has announced a valuable training conference for everyone involved in Texas PASRR. What 2018 PASRR Services in Texas Conference, hosted by Texas HHSC Click here to download flyer. CEUs will be offered (additional details provided at the time of registration). When Aug. … Read More
Summer PASRR training opportunities for Texas providers
Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) and Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) are each offering new PASRR training opportunities for Texas nursing facilities in June and July. Read on to learn the details, then click the links to register. June PASRR/NFSS training webinars from TMHP Texas Medicaid & Healthcare … Read More
Texas Providers: Form 1013 discontinued as of May 31
Attention Texas Providers: On our Texas PASRR update webinar yesterday, Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC) made an important announcement about the discontinuation of Form 1013. Form 1013 is used when the nursing facility wants to change a negative PL1 that has already been submitted. The HHSC Intellectual and Developmental … Read More
[On-demand webinar] Will PBJ erase your star rating?
Your PBJ data is about to change your Five-Star rating. Is your organization ready? In a recent letter, CMS confirmed that, beginning in April 2018, it will use PBJ (Payroll-Based Journal) data to calculate staffing measures of the nursing home quality rating system. This means that staffing measures displayed on … Read More
CMS announces how PBJ will be used for Staffing Five-Star
CMS shared details with State Survey Agency Directors on how they will use Payroll-Based Journal data for Staffing Five Star measures. Download the full memo or read on for our summary. There’s much to unpack in this detailed memo. ezPBJ has summarized the key points of interest below. How the CMS Staffing … Read More