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Understanding the PEPPER Can Reduce Home Health and Skilled Nursing Audit Risks

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Every year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) releases the Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER). Utilizing data from the most recent three calendar years, the PEPPER offers providers specific Medicare data statistics for discharges or services that may be vulnerable to improper payments.

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Grow Your Own Home Health Aides To Capture New Business

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Demand for home healthcare continues to rise, and at the same time home health aide staffing remains an ongoing challenge for agency administrators. Medicare and other payers also encourage home-based care when appropriate to keep the cost of care low compared with skilled nursing facilities and hospitals.