Training Materials

Training Guide

The training guide is designed to assist providers in the basic understanding of the Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) program and implementation. Providers will receive information on features of the LTCH PPS and examples of specific policies. 

The training guide (ZIP) is divided into four chapters: 

1. LTCH PPS Overview
2. Payment
3. Clinical Issues
4. Billing

Although each chapter builds upon the previous chapter, each is also comprehensive enough to use for focused training if used in conjunction with the LTCH PPS Overview chapter.

PowerPoint Presentation for Training Providers

Use the PowerPoint Presentation (ZIP) to help educate providers on the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System.

Educational Tool

The LTCH PPS Educational Tool is updated annually as we revise specific policy areas.  They contain detailed descriptions and include specific examples of how to implement some of the more complicated payment policies such as the short-stay outlier policy and the interrupted stay policy.  They are available to our contractors, providers, and to the general public.