2026 Hospice PEPPER Report
Monday, August 3, 2026 (3:00 PM - 4:30 PM) (EDT)
Description
Spot risk before it becomes a problem.
This enlightening webinar will help you understand how to interpret PEPPER data, identify areas that may warrant deeper review, and use the report as a proactive tool for auditing, monitoring, and strengthening your compliance program.
KEY WEBINAR TAKEAWAYS
- Potential billing and payment vulnerabilities - recognizing outlier billing behaviors
- Compliance and audit activities - data-driven guidance for focused chart reviews and internal audits
- Benchmarked performance - comparing hospice-specific results against state, MAC jurisdiction, and national norms
- Regulatory scrutiny - identifying target areas that may attract medical review or additional oversight
BONUS MATERIALS
- PEPPER Guide
WEBINAR DETAILS
PEPPER (Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report) is a CMS-sponsored compliance and benchmarking tool that provides hospice-specific Medicare claims data to identify billing patterns that may indicate a higher risk for improper Medicare payments. The report compares a hospice's performance with state, MAC jurisdiction, and national percentiles to help organizations identify areas requiring further review and internal auditing. PEPPER is intended to support compliance programs and as proactive monitoring rather than determining whether improper payments actually occurred.
THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:
- Hospice
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Directors
- Billing staff
- Administrators
- Quality assurance
TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT
- Employee training log
- Interactive quiz
- PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
- Attendance certificate provided to self-report CE credits
NOTE: All materials are subject to copyright. Transmission, retransmission, or republishing of any webinar to other institutions or those not employed by your institution is prohibited. Print materials may be copied for eligible participants only.
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