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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…
Under OCR scrutiny? RSVPing with RSPs may help
Recent changes require policy edits, staff training Q. When is an RSVP, the French initialism meaning “respond, please,” more than proper etiquette? A.
The 4-hour OASIS conundrum ahead for 2023
By J'non Griffin, RN, MHA, HCS-D, COS-C, HCS-H Principal, SVP, Coding & OASIS Among a gauntlet of issues ahead for home health providers in 2023 lies a thorny clinical operations question…
The right billing staff can help your agency grow
Home health agencies anticipating tighter margins next year are considering how to overcome a skinny Medicare reimbursement rate, inflationary costs for labor, fuel and supplies, and the financial pinch from…
Interim managers fill gap in tight labor market
New solution emerging for leader shortage in home-based careSome economic indicators are cautiously pointing to an abatement of The Great Resignation, the nation’s mass employment exodus that has reshuffled the…
CMS Issues Final Rule For Home Health
CMS issues final rule for home health In a move many home health providers are viewing as more treat than a trick, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)…