Tag: cms-compliance

Most Critical Access Hospitals do not file CMS Payroll-Based Journal data, because swing beds are exempt from PBJ. This guide gives the one-question test for whether you owe a filing, and shows what nurse scheduling software hands off when a hospital does.

A CMS surveyor does not grade whether your staffing felt right. They check whether your records prove the required nurse was on duty and the on-call practitioner was available. A Critical Access Hospital can staff adequately and still draw a finding because it cannot produce that proof on request. This guide covers what §485.635 requires, the records a surveyor asks for, and how to keep them current without adding hours to your week.