Medicare Financial Management Manual (Pub. 100-06), Ch. 6 § 70.13
PIP Items Reported - The intermediary reports the PIP
70.13 - PIP Items Reported - The intermediary reports the PIP
workload items in the following lines for all columns of Form Q:
(Rev. 6, 08-30-02)
A3-3898.13
Line 1 - PIP Providers - Beginning of Quarter - The intermediary reports the number
of PIP providers by type (hospital, SNF and HHA) and total at the beginning of the
quarter.
Line 2 - PIP Providers - Accretions - The intermediary reports the number of providers
by type (hospital, SNF and HHA) and total who elected during the reporting quarter to be
paid under PIP.
Line 3 - PIP Providers - Deletions - The intermediary reports the number of providers
by type (hospital, SNF and HHA) and total who elected during the reporting quarter to
discontinue being reimbursed under the PIP method.
Line 4 - PIP Providers - End of Quarter - The intermediary reports the number of PIP
providers by type (hospital, SNF and HHA) and total at the end of the quarter.