PEPPER Reports to CAHs in April

In April, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will roll out its Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) to CAHs. The free report provides hospital-specific data on Medicare discharges identified as being at high risk for erroneous payment, such as short stays, improper coding, and potentially avoidable readmissions. The PEPPER files will be sent to the CAH's QualityNet administrator. CAHs without a QualityNet administrator account may work with their QIO to access the reports. For more information and a sample CAH report, visit www.PEPPERresources.org