BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260803T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260803T163000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:2026 Hospice PEPPER Report 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.\nKEY WEBINAR TAKEAWAYS Potential billing and payment vulnerabilities - recognizing outlier billing behaviorsCompliance and audit activities - data-driven guidance for focused chart reviews and internal auditsBenchmarked performance - comparing hospice-specific results against state\, MAC jurisdiction\, and national normsRegulatory scrutiny - identifying target areas that may attract medical review or additional oversight BONUS MATERIALS PEPPER Guide WEBINAR DETAILSPEPPER (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 \nWHO SHOULD ATTEND? DirectorsBilling staffAdministratorsQuality assurance TAKE-AWAY TOOLKITEmployee training logInteractive quizPDF of slides and speaker's contact info for follow-up questionsAttendance certificate provided to self-report CE credits\nNOTE: 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. Presented By Melinda A. Gaboury X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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 \;

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BONUS MATERIALS \;

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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.

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THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:


WHO SHOULD ATTEND? \;

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TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT


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. \;

Presented By

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Melinda A. Gaboury

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