New Hospice PEPPER to Be Released April 13; Don’t Forget Forthcoming PEPPER Educational Opportunity!

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), through its contractor TMF Health Quality Institute, will release the latest Hospice Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) on Monday, April 13.  As previously reported, the PEPPER will identify additional “target areas” related to concerns about overutilization of care for beneficiaries residing in assisted living…