Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Notes:
Check Your New PEPPER Report
Published on Fri Apr 09, 2021
The newest hospice PEPPER reports are now available, and you can register for training on them. A May 11 webinar will “include the history/ background of PEPPER, a high-level review of the target areas, a walk-through of a sample PEPPER, and guidance for accessing the PEPPER” which was distributed April 6, says PEPPER contractor RELI Group. You can register via a link at https://pepper.cbrpepper.org/Training-Resources/Hospices. The 10th edition of the Hospice PEPPER User’s Guide and a “Demonstration PEPPER” report updated March 30 are also on that website. Next up: Home health agency PEPPER reports are scheduled for a July 9 release, RELI Group says on the PEPPER website.
Other Articles in this issue of
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Finance:
It’s Good News/Bad News For COVID Financial Relief
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Hospital Stay Lengths Increase After PAC Transfer Policy Includes Discharges To Hospice
Plus: Hospitals are skirting proration for HH discharges, OIG accuses. If you think including discharges [...] - Budget:
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Senate gridlock threatens to impact policies. Details are fuzzy, but one main thrust of President [...] - Review Choice Demonstration:
Weigh RCD Participation Pros, Cons With New Cycles Approaching
You can still skip the demo with no price to pay — for now. Home [...] - COVID-19:
It’s Nearly Time To Tackle New COVID Dilemmas
Mandatory vaccinations are likely to end up in court. Vaccination numbers are changing quickly, but [...] - Reimbursement:
RAP Diagnosis Code, Service Date Instructions Have Changed
Plus: Other claims system glitches fixed, with one still waiting. The Centers for Medicare & [...] - Industry Notes:
Sequestration Rescue Is Most Likely On Its Way
2 percent cut is nearly averted — but not quite. Both the House of Representatives [...] - Industry Notes:
HHS Updates Provider Relief Fund Guidance
Check out a number of new Provider Relief Fund frequently asked questions released April 1. [...] - Industry Notes:
HIS V3.00 Training Finally Available
Better late than never, tune in April 15 for education on Hospice Item Set changes [...] - Industry Notes:
CMS Kicks Affiliated Provider Enrollment Headaches Down The Road A Piece
Providers have at least another year before they have to start worrying too hard about [...] - Industry Notes:
Hospice Carve-In Billing Explained
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