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SNF PEPPER Reports Available for Download

The Q4FY13 release of the new Skilled Nursing Facility Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report, with statistics through September 2013, is now available for download.

May 20, 2014

Medicare

FISS DDE Recertification Deadline Extended

CMS extended the deadline for Medicare providers to recertify with FISS DDE to Fri., June 6th.

May 6, 2014

Medicare

SNF Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule for 2015

CMS releases the SNF PPS proposed rule for federal fiscal year 2015 with 2.0 percent net trend factor.

May 6, 2014

Medicare

SNF PEPPER Annual Reports to be Distributed Soon

The annual Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Reports are scheduled to be distributed May 5th through May 12th.

April 22, 2014

Medicare

Medicare FISS DDE Recertification Deadline – May 2nd!

All Medicare users of the FISS DDE system must recertify by May 2nd or risk interruption in Medicare payments. 

April 22, 2014

Medicare

Delay in ICD-10 Implementation

Official ICD-10 implementation deadline delayed to no earlier than Oct. 1, 2015.

April 8, 2014

Medicare

Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014

President Obama signed the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, which continues the current Medicare Part B rates and therapy caps exceptions process and delays the ICD-10 deadline.

April 8, 2014

Medicare

Revised Skilled Nursing Facility ABNs

Pursuant to the changes stemming from the elimination of the “Improvement Standard,” CMS has issued revised Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) language.

March 31, 2014

Medicare

Avoiding Denials for Therapy Services in SNFs

National Government Services offers guidance on the most common documentation errors that lead to denials in therapy payments.

March 11, 2014

Medicare

CMS Updates Medicare Discharge Codes

New guidance from CMS updates hospital discharge codes and readmission policies that may impact post-acute Medicare coverage.

March 11, 2014
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