Hospital Payment Monitoring Program (HPMP)

Under PEPP and HPMP, several tools have been developed to help Arkansas providers address specific problem areas. Some of these tools can be viewed and all can be ordered via this web site. They are:

1. Physician Documentation and Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Reimbursement – CME credits for physicians Click here		Call 479-649-8501 ext. 7736 or e-mail for more info
2. DRG audit tool – designed for hospital internal self-audits
3. Standards for Proper Medicare Inpatient Documentation
4. Physician documentation tip sheets on:
	a. Principal Diagnosis
	b. Secondary Diagnoses (View file or )
	c. Pneumonia (View file or )
	d. Respiratory Failure/Pulmonary Edema
	e. Medicare Observation Tip Sheet Physician Guidelines
5. fy 2008 Post-Acute Care Transfer List (273 DRGS)