Training & Resources for Short-term Acute Care Hospitals

PEPPER Resources

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Current PEPPER User's Guide:

• Short-term Acute Care PEPPER User’s Guide: Twelfth Edition (853 KB PDF)

Jurisdictions:

• View a list of the 14 MAC/FI jurisdictions and the number of hospitals in each jurisdiction in total and by state for PEPPER version Q1FY13 (29KB XLS).
• View a list of the 15 MAC/FI jurisdictions and the number of hospitals in each jurisdiction in total and by state for PEPPER version Q4FY12 (36KB XLS).
• View a list of the 16 MAC/FI jurisdictions and the number of hospitals in each jurisdiction in total and by state for PEPPER version Q3FY12 (36KB XLS).
• View a list of the 16 MAC/FI jurisdictions and the number of hospitals in each jurisdiction in total and by state for PEPPER version Q2FY12 (30KB XLS).
• View a list of the 16 MAC/FI jurisdictions and the number of hospitals in each jurisdiction in total and by state for PEPPER version Q1FY12 (30KB XLS).

PEPPER Training:

• December 2012 Short-term Hospitals PEPPER Training Session 1: This session reviews the history and basics of PEPPER, explains percents and percentiles, discusses the MAC/FI jurisdiction, and reviews the PEPPER target areas and reports as of the Q4FY12 release. (Duration 36:28, requires Flash 10.0 or later)
• December 2012 Short-term Hospitals PEPPER Training Session 2: This session provides a demonstration of short-term PEPPER version Q3FY12. (Duration 32:46, requires Flash 10.0 or later)
• December 2012 Short-term Hospitals PEPPER Training Session 3: This session explains how to prioritize PEPPER findings, how to access PEPPER, and how to access support and resources related to PEPPER. (Duration 20:52, requires Flash 10.0 or later)
• Access alternate file formats and transcripts of the PEPPER trainings.
• Download the PowerPoint slides for the PEPPER training sessions. (761 KB PDF)

Demonstration PEPPER:

• Demonstration PEPPER version Q1FY13 (2.43 MB XLS)
• Demonstration PEPPER version Q4FY12 (2.37 MB XLS)
• Demonstration PEPPER version Q1FY12 (2 MB XLS)

Other Resources:

• MS-DRG 246 Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent with MCC Documentation from TrailBlazer Health Enterprises, LLC (January 2012)
• MS-DRG 247 Cardiovascular Procedure With Drug-Eluting Stents Without MCC Documentation from TrailBlazer Health Enterprises, LLC (February 2012) 
• MS-DRG 460 Spinal Fusion Documentation guidance from TrailBlazer Health Enterprises, LLC (December 2011)
• Part A/B Cross-Claim Medical Review, from TrailBlazer Health Enterprises, LLC (9/28/11)
• Part A/B Cross-Claim Medical Review: The Impact It Will Have on Physicians, from TrailBlazer Enterprises, LLC(10/4/11)
• Tips for Medical Record Documentation, from TrailBlazer Health Enterprises, LLC (©2012)
• View the list of ST PEPPER target areas (135 kb Word file, updated with PEPPER version Q4FY11).
• View this slide presentation (PPT file, updated 10-01-2011) on percents and percentiles to help understand the differences between “percent” and “percentile” and how they are used in PEPPER.

Archives:

• View archived user’s guides.
• View archived jurisdictions.