Start the new year with a cash infusion
Does your home health agency or hospice have a backlog of unpaid claims with missing or improper documentation? Aging claims in Accounts Receivable are the bane of home health and hospice.…
Who’s buying? A quick guide to buyers in the home health and hospice space
Is the thought of all the work required to fetch a premium value keeping you from moving forward with plans to sell your hospice or home health agency? The…
Tips for using home health and hospice data
By Brian Martin VP, SimiTree Financial MonitorWe all know that data is critical to effective quality and financial management in today’s home health and hospice world.
LUPAs get trickier under latest PDGM recalibration, tighter reimbursement
Managing lower utilization payment adjustments, or LUPAs, is always tricky business for home health agencies, and SimiTree financial experts say the stakes will be even higher for case mix strategy…
Gamechangers: 5 strategies for a stronger 2023
In the bid to shore up tighter margins, most home health and hospice organizations tend to focus on the same tired performance aspects to do more with less: squeezing schedules…
Launching a New Service Line in 2023?
Consultants outline considerations for 4 new home health service linesWith prospects for next year’s margins growing tighter, home health providers are looking for ways to boost profitability with home health…
Tips for going to market in 2023
Looking to sell a healthcare agency next year? Every transaction begins with detailed look at value, risk, and potential, according to SimiTree Associate Principal Mark Romano.
Lean times: A look at Medicare’s 0.7% rate hike
Consultants offer 7 strategies to help counter uncertaintyA sliver of an increase may be preferable to a decrease, but the consensus among home health stakeholders is that Medicare’s 0.
Use market intel to drive growth and referrals
By Christine Lang, MBA Director of Data Analytics Did you know that almost half of all Medicare patients are discharged from the hospital with no post-acute care? What opportunities to improve…