Posted on Thursday, April 14, 2016 12:41 PM
The TMF Health Quality Institute issued the 2016 hospice PEPPER program for provider’s to recognize potential improper payments. The PEPPER includes statistics for “target areas,” MAC jurisdiction, and national statistics. The training for the new PEPPER will be held on April 28 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.
The 2016 Hospice PEPPER includes data from the fourth quarter for Fiscal Year 2015 and the following new target areas:
- Live Discharges – Revocations
- Live Discharges with Length of Stay between 61 and 179 days
- Claims with a Single Diagnosis Coded
- No General Inpatient Care or Continuous Home Care
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