Benchmarks
05/08/2025
Public reporting on the Discharge Function Score has been updated for the first time after an initial release in January.
05/01/2025
Caregivers of patients with dementia rarely utilize additional services and supports like training and respite care.
04/24/2025
The top issue causing claims to be returned unpaid is the patient already being listed in a home health period, according to Medicare Administrative Contractor CGS.
04/17/2025
CMS will be using updated U.S. Census data to determine how a Census designated area’s wage rate will impact the fiscal year 2026 hospice payments.
04/03/2025
Home health providers report that 42.5% of patients struggle with depression, according to the National Health Statistics Report.
03/27/2025
In its continued argument for payment cuts to agencies, MedPAC points to its analysis of fee-for-service Medicare margins for freestanding home health agencies, with a national average of 20.2% in 2023. But the data does show significant differences between small and larger providers.
03/20/2025
There were just two home health sales identified in the fourth quarter of 2024 — the lowest since the pandemic.
03/13/2025
A recent report in the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety looked at the impact that employee trust in their leaders had on
professional satisfaction and high quality work in a survey of 353 health care workers.
03/06/2025
Discharge Function Score is not a top priority for quality improvement. It ranked fourth behind preventable hospitalizations, medication management and patient satisfaction.
02/27/2025
Home health agencies are struggling with standards around the care plan development and execution.

Login

User Name:
Password: