Free-standing IPFs and IPF Distinct Part Units of short-term acute care and critical access hospitals receive their PEPPER via QualityNet Portal at https://www.qualitynet.org/.

View information on how to download your PEPPER via QualityNet Portal.

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Current PEPPER User's Guide:

• Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities PEPPER User's Guide (PDF, 9th Edition)

Jurisdictions:

• View a list of the 12 MAC jurisdictions and the number of providers in each jurisdiction in total and by state for PEPPER Q4FY19 (XLSX, updated 7/15/2020).

PEPPER Training Sessions

• Access a complete series of PEPPER training sessions, available as ten “chapters” for ease of access. A review of a sample IPF PEPPER is also available.
• April 2020 IPF PEPPER Review: This webinar reviews the new PEPPER for Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities, version Q4FY19, originally scheduled for release in April, 2020. It includes the history/background of PEPPER, a high-level review of the target areas, a walk-through of a sample PEPPER (note: this session reviews the old format of the PEPPER, not the new PEPPER format), and guidance for accessing the PEPPER. Download the PowerPoint slides (PDF) or transcript (PDF) for this PEPPER review.
• 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.

Demonstration PEPPER:

• Demonstration PEPPER version Q4FY19 (XLSX, updated 7/15/2020)

Other Resources:

• Refer to this document for guidance on how to create a listing of patients included in the PEPPER target areas (PDF).
• View a list of IPF target areas (PDF, updated 3-29-2018).
• History of Target Area Changes: This document identifies revisions to existing target areas that have been implemented since the Q4FY16 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.