Critical Access Hospitals PEPPER will be available via PEPPER Resources Portal at https://pepperfile.cbrpepper.org. View a map of CAH PEPPER retrievals by state.

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Current PEPPER User's Guide:

• Critical Access Hospital PEPPER User’s Guide (PDF, 11th Edition)

PEPPER TRAINING SESSIONS

• April 2022 CAH PEPPER Review: This webinar reviews the PEPPER for Critical Access Hospitals, version Q4FY21, released in early April, 2022. This webinar includes the history/background of PEPPER, a high-level review of the target areas, a walk-through of a sample PEPPER, and guidance for accessing the PEPPER. Download the PowerPoint slides (PDF), transcript (PDF) or the Q&As (PDF) for this PEPPER update.
• Access a complete series of PEPPER training sessions, available as “chapters” for ease of access. A review of a sample CAH PEPPER is also available.
• New PEPPER Format: This session reviews changes to the PEPPER for greater accessibility, cleaner presentation and improved readability. Download the PowerPoint slides (PDF) or the transcript (PDF) for this PEPPER recording.

Data Resources

• National Target Area Analysis
• National Top 20 DRGs
• State Target Area Analysis
• State Top DRGs
• Peer Group Bar Charts

Demonstration PEPPER:

• Demonstration PEPPER version Q4FY21 (XLSX)

Jurisdictions:

• View a list of the 12 MAC jurisdictions and the number of providers in each jurisdiction in total and by state for PEPPER Q4FY21 (XLSX).

Other Resources:

• Refer to this document for guidance on how to create a listing of patients included in the PEPPER target areas (PDF).
• History of Target Area Changes (PDF, updated 7/15/2020): This document identifies revisions to existing target areas that have been implemented for each respective release since the Q4FY15 release. It includes a description of the revision and the expected impact in terms of the number of providers that have "reportable data" (numerator count of 11+) for the target area. This document will be updated on an ongoing basis.
• Access the Medicare Claims Processing Manual (PDF)
• View this slide presentation (PPT, updated 7-11-2013) on percents and percentiles to help understand the differences between “percent” and “percentile” and how they are used in PEPPER.
• View a demonstration (DOC, updated 12-10-2014) Compare Targets report, with associated hospital target area data and graph.

When: Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 3 – 4 p.m. EDT
What: A WebEx presented by the RELI Group
Topic: This webinar will include the history/background of PEPPER, a high-level review of the target areas, a walk-through of a sample PEPPER, and guidance for accessing the PEPPER.

Registration is required.

REGISTER HANDOUT

This program is being brought to you at no charge.

Because registration is limited to 1,000 sites, CAHs are encouraged to coordinate internally to prevent duplicate registrations and to allow as many CAHs as possible to participate. Registrants will receive an email with information about how to join the session.

For those unable to participate, the session will be recorded and posted here.

Handout: Download the handout prior to the event. It will also be available via WebEx upon joining the session.