Critical Access Hospitals PEPPER Training Sessions

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Training Sessions

CAH PEPPER Demonstration
This webinar reviews the PEPPER for Critical Access Hospitals, version Q4FY21, released in early April, 2022. It 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.
Duration: 43:52
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Chapter 1 – What is PEPPER? Introduction and History
Duration: 7:21
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Chapter 2 – What type of data are summarized in PEPPER?
Duration: 5:19
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Chapter 3 – What are the target areas in the CAH PEPPER, why are they included and how were they identified?
Duration: 21:04
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Chapter 4 – What is the difference between percent and percentile? What does the percentile mean?
Duration: 9:06
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Chapter 5 – CAH Top DRGs Report
Duration: 4:05
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Chapter 6 – Comparison Groups in PEPPER
Duration: 3:47
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Chapter 7 – How to Use PEPPER
Duration: 9:15
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Chapter 8 – National-Level Data
Duration: 7:45
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Chapter 9 – Obtaining PEPPER via PEPPER Resources Portal
Duration: #:##
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Chapter 10 – Resources and Assistance with using/obtaining PEPPER
Duration: 2:25
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