SimiTree Insider Articles

New data offers glimpse into 2023 reimbursement for home health.Trying to figure out what your agency’s Medicare reimbursement might look like in 2023 under the proposed rule for home health? SimiTree’s data analysts are crunching numbers...

Industry pushes back against proposed rule.6 steps for agencies hoping to mitigate impact of pay cut Stakeholders and advocates are pushing back against the 2023 proposed rule for home health, hoping the outcry will bring...

Despite inflation, CMS proposes pay decrease for home health.As fuel prices and spiraling inflation drive prices upward at the highest rate in decades, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to decrease Medicare...

Change Management: What leaders need to know about fear.By Laura Wilson, RN, BSN, COS-C SimiTree Managing Director, Operations Consulting  Oh, the times they are a-changin’  – American singer-songwriter Bob...

3 reasons to schedule a compliance assessment.From an OIG directive to the labor shortage, there are compelling reasons to let SimiTree assess your risk.  The public health emergency remains in effect at least through...

Hospice patient transport costs rising.With inflation outpacing market forecasts and accelerating in May at the fastest rate in 41 years, home health and hospice providers are keeping a sharp eye on rising costs. The...

Is data driving your sales and marketing?.Home health and hospice agencies spent roughly 3 percent of revenue in the first quarter of 2022 on sales and marketing, according to national data from The Financial Monitor,...

CMS wants to stabilize hospice wage index.SimiTree financial consultants say a proposal by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) could stabilize annual fluctuation in the hospice wage index, helping hospices...