Short-term Acute Care Hospitals PEPPER will be available via PEPPER Resources Portal at https://pepperfile.cbrpepper.org. View a map of ST PEPPER retrievals by state.

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Current PEPPER User's Guide:

• Short-Term Acute Care PEPPER User’s Guide (PDF, 33rd Edition)

PEPPER Training Sessions

• Access a complete series of PEPPER training sessions, available as “chapters” for ease of access. A review of a sample ST PEPPER is also available.
• September 10, 2020 ST PEPPER Review: This webinar reviews the PEPPER for Short-Term Acute Care Hospitals, version Q2FY20, released in early September, 2020. It included the history/background of PEPPER, a high-level review of the target areas, a walk-through of a sample PEPPER to include the new format, and guidance for accessing the PEPPER. PowerPoint slides (PDF), the Q&As (PDF) or transcript (PDF) for this PEPPER review.
• New ST PEPPER Format: This session reviews changes to the ST 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 Q1FY21 (XLSX)

Jurisdictions:

• View a list of the 12 MAC jurisdictions and the number of hospitals in each jurisdiction in total and by state for PEPPER version Q1FY21 (XLSX).

ST PEPPER TESTIMONIALs

• Learn how a Pennsylvania-based hospital system (PDF) uses PEPPER to support compliance risk assessment.
• Learn how a Massachusetts hospital (PDF) monitors SNF-qualifying admissions using PEPPER.
• Learn how a Kentucky hospital (PDF) identified underpayments with the help of their PEPPER.

Other Resources:

• Access the Medicare Claims Processing Manual (PDF)
• Refer to this document for guidance on how to create a listing of patients included in the PEPPER target areas (PDF).