Tag: Financial Consulting

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...

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...

Curbing Transportation Costs.Fuel pump prices prompt agencies to seek new ways to pump up morale, keep staff on the road Fuel costs are driving new frustration for agency leaders fighting to retain staff,...

Well-defined roles, early participation key to MA success for home health and hospice.As the number of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries escalates nationwide, forward-thinking home health agencies are polishing their images, touting strengths in patient outcomes, star...

Sequestration is back – with a 1 percent pay cut.Providers doing business with Medicare will get paid a little less for services rendered this month, as part of an incremental return to pre-COVID business-as-usual for a punitive...

Staffing Shortage Forces Overtime Scrutiny.Home health and hospice agencies scrambling to field workers under the pinch of a nationwide staffing shortage could be vulnerable to increased risk of wage and hour violations,...

12 Tips for Managing Medicare Advantage Contracts.The bargaining table is the new frontier for home health and hospice agencies seeing increasing numbers of patients with Medicare Advantage plans. At stake are ramifications for...

A 2022 roadmap to Value-Based Purchasing in 2023.By Charles M. Breznicky, RN, MSN, MBA, HSC-D Director, Clinical Consulting  Lower costs and better outcomes are driving the nationwide expansion of the Home Health Value...