5 least profitable primary diagnoses in home health

Effective Jan 12, 2015
Published Jan 12, 2015
Last Reviewed Jan 8, 2015
Primary diagnoses in category 998 (a surgical wound complication that often requires expensive dressings) were the least profitable in home health in 2013. That’s according to data from Seattle-based National Research Corporation showing the industry’s least profitable primary diagnoses. The data are representative of more than 1 million PPS episodes in 2013. The information came from more than 2,000 provider locations nationwide and is based on standard episodes. 
 
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