Long term care
PBJ File Validator
Review a Payroll Based Journal CSV export for required staffing fields, date and hour structure, duplicate rows, and daily hour limits.
Your inputs
Live result
A PBJ structural validation report before submission
Complete the inputs to generate a result. You will see the useful answer before we ask for contact information.
Why this tool exists
A useful answer before a sales conversation.
The tool makes assumptions visible, creates a result you can challenge, and gives your team a concrete artifact for the next operating decision.
Check required structure
Review whether staffing rows contain identifiers, dates, job codes, and hours.
Find obvious submission risks
Surface duplicate rows, missing values, invalid hours, and daily totals above the configured review threshold.
Create a correction list
Download a concise report for payroll, nursing administration, and submission owners.
How it works
From input to an operating decision.
- 1Upload a PBJ preparation file
- 2Review structural findings
- 3Correct the source before official validation
Common questions
Does this submit data to CMS?
No. It only reviews the uploaded file. Use the official CMS process and current PBJ specifications for validation and submission.
Is a clean result guaranteed to pass CMS validation?
No. Official specifications include requirements that cannot be confirmed through a simple CSV structure check.
Put the result into operation
The report is the starting point. The workflow is where the value appears.
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