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Volume XXXI, Number 5
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New SNF PEPPER Reports AvailableThe newest report of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) with statistics through September 2015 (Q4FY15) is now available!
Free-standing SNFs Download PEPPER through the PEPPER Resources Portal. The SNFs chief executive officer, president, administrator, or compliance officer should do the following:
Hospital-based SNFs PEPPER was uploaded to the AutoRoute inbox of QualityNet account administrators and those with user accounts with the PEPPER recipient roles. The PEPPER file will be available for download in QualityNet for 60 days from the date it was uploaded. View instructions here for downloading your PEPPER.
Revised in this release The Therapy RUGs target area has been discontinued.
About PEPPER PEPPER is an educational tool that summarizes provider-specific data statistics for Medicare services that may be at risk for improper payments. Providers can use the data to support internal auditing and monitoring activities. Visit the PEPPER website to access updated resources for using PEPPER, including recorded web-based training sessions, a sample SNF PEPPER, and the current SNF PEPPER User’s Guide. PEPPER is distributed by TMF® Health Quality Institute under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Do you have questions or comments about PEPPER or need help obtaining your report? Visit TMF’s help desk to request assistance with PEPPER. |
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