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MAY 6, 2022

The Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report, or PEPPER, contains valuable information to help your hospice organization identify billing issues and prevent improper payment audits. The provider-specific PEPPER analyzes Medicare data and statistics from discharges and services compared with every hospice nationwide.

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Hospice Medicare Rehabilitation Healthcare 98

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

Demand for home healthcare continues to rise, and at the same time home health aide staffing remains an ongoing challenge for agency administrators. Medicare and other payers also encourage home-based care when appropriate to keep the cost of care low compared with skilled nursing facilities and hospitals.

Hospice 96

Hospice Healthcare Medicare Administration 96

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DECEMBER 8, 2022

Every year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) releases the Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER). Utilizing data from the most recent three calendar years, the PEPPER offers providers specific Medicare data statistics for discharges or services that may be vulnerable to improper payments.

Medicare 52

Medicare Hospice Rehabilitation Hospitals 52

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

The increased pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic has presented never-before-seen growth opportunities for home health agencies and their workforce, as Bill Dombi, President of the National Association of Home Care and Hospice (NAHC), noted in a December 2021 webinar titled The State of Home Health.

Home Care 52

Home Care Healthcare Hospice Medicare 52

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OCTOBER 10, 2022

Whether your focus is skilled nursing, home health, hospice, or another post-acute sector, are you confident in your survey readiness? With the Biden administration advocating for stricter scrutiny on nursing homes, we know inspection of healthcare facilities may increase even more.

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Nursing Home Healthcare Hospice Medicare 52