Hospice PEPPER: Turning Claims Data into Compliance Action (CHAP On-Demand)

Welcome to Hospice PEPPER: Turning Claims Data into Compliance Action. This on-demand, asynchronous course is designed to educate hospice providers about PEPPER, why understanding PEPPER matters and how to access and interpret your hospice's PEPPER data and act upon the data to achieve compliance. Audio is available throughout the course.  Click on the audio bar at the bottom of each section to listen to the course material. 

Objectives 

• Explain what a Hospice PEPPER is and why CMS produces it.
• Identify the claims and episodes of service that PEPPER summarizes.
• Describe how target areas are calculated and what the 80th percentile means.
• Recognize the hospice target areas and why each one is monitored.
• Interpret percentiles, outlier status, and the report's key worksheets.
• Apply suggested interventions when your hospice has high outlier(s).

*Learners are eligible for 1 hour of continuing education - ANCC Nursing Contact Hours upon successful completion of the course material and survey submission.

Cost $49