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Hospice Billing Compliance: The Latest PEPPER Updates

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The provider-specific PEPPER analyzes Medicare data and statistics from discharges and services compared with every hospice nationwide. PEPPER is a yearly report given to hospices, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation centers, and other U.S. Jurisdictional or Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC).

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Severe Wound Care Is Shifting to Post-Acute Care

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Since 2016, fewer patients with severe wounds have received care in long-term care hospitals, and more patients have gone to less costly facilities like inpatient rehabilitation and skilled nursing facilities. billion in fiscal year 2016 to $2.01 billion in fiscal year 2018.