The 15-month PS&R reports made available for providers on the Web site for purposes of filing cost reports show the correct amount of TOPS payments for the year on the Reimbursement Report (the last two pages of the PS&R). However, when Empire staff generates more current PS&Rs during the settlement process, the TOPS payment amount showing on the Reimbursement Report may be incorrect. At settlement time, the payments that are made each month are pulled. The sum of these monthly payments for the year is applied as interim payments to the cost report. The monthly payments can be found on the Remittance Advices for the last day of each month. Please be aware of this discrepancy. The amount you see on the PS&R Reimbursement Report run by Empire for a settlement may not coincide with the adjustment made to the interim payments for TOPS.

If you have any questions about this, you may send an email to psandr@empireblue.com.

Posted: 07/21/2004