PBJ data that matches payroll

A Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) report is the quarterly staffing data submission the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires from skilled nursing facilities and nursing homes participating in Medicare or Medicaid. Each submission reports daily hours worked by every employee, tied to a CMS job title code, a pay type code, and a work type code identifying the person as employee, contract, or agency staff.

CMS uses PBJ data to calculate the staffing domain of your Five-Star Quality Rating, and audits a sample of facilities each year by comparing submitted hours against payroll records.

Yes. Fingercheck generates Payroll-Based Journal reports for skilled nursing and long-term care facilities using payroll data already in the system. Job titles are mapped to CMS job title codes, and the report is built from paid hours using a template that includes every CMS-required field.

Fingercheck’s implementation team configures the report against your facility’s structure, so the mapping reflects your actual units and job titles rather than a generic layout.

Yes. Employees receive automated notifications when a credential is required or expiring. They can photograph and submit verification records instantly from their phone, saving administrative overhead and keeping them on the job.

All 40 CMS job title codes, from Administrator (code 1) through Other Service Worker (code 40), including the five optional service worker categories. Facility job titles are mapped to these codes during setup, so every punch carries the correct code into the report.

Fingercheck can enforce shift allocations at punch time. When enabled, a punch tied to a scheduled shift inherits the job, unit, and cost center defined on that shift, and employees cannot edit them. This is what prevents the miscoded hours that cause PBJ data and payroll records to disagree.