by John Reisinger | Jan 9, 2023 | Cost Reporting, Financial Analysis, Financial Fundamentals, Financial Management
Cash versus Accrual – which methodology to use The Home Health Cost Report was recently revised back in 2020 (vers. 1728-20) coincident with the change over to the PDGM version of PPS. As someone that has been reviewing and/or preparing Medicare Cost...
by John Reisinger | Sep 2, 2022 | Budgeting and Forecasting, Budgeting in Home Health, Episodic Budgeting, Financial Analysis, Financial Fundamentals, Financial Management
How to properly budget and use a Forecaster in home health Introduction Budgeting is a basic business/financial fundamental that just about everyone is somewhat familiar with. Forecasting, much less so. Budgeting is where an organization projects out what its...
by John Reisinger | Feb 7, 2020 | CMS Rule Making, Financial Management, Home Health PPS Rule, Resource Utilization
A Common Misconception I am writing this post to clarify what seems to be a common misconception throughout the home health industry; something that I have heard dozens of times so far this year (and we’re only into early Feb) and that is: With the...
by John Reisinger | Feb 7, 2020 | Budgeting and Forecasting, Budgeting in Home Health, CMS Rule Making, Episodic Budgeting, Financial Management, Home Health PPS Rule, the Change in the PPS Payment Rates, The Rule-Making Process
food for thought As a financial consultant to the home health industry, I like to periodically share a free nugget or two of information, and today, I want to say something about the LUPA Thresholds under PDGM. There have been several significant changes regarding the...
by John Reisinger | Apr 10, 2017 | Cost Reporting, Financial Fundamentals, Financial Management
The Home Health Cost Report The Home Health Medicare Cost Report is a document that must be completed and filed annually by all home health agencies (HHAs). Failure to do so can result in the termination of all cash-flows from the Medicare program and can also...
by John Reisinger | Mar 29, 2017 | Cost Reporting, Financial Fundamentals, Financial Management
There was a fairly significant change to the Medicare Home Health Cost Report for 2016. Do you know what that change was? Worksheet S-2-1 Worksheet S-2-1 is new to the Home Health Cost Report for CY 2016 (i.e., a fiscal year-end of 12/31/16)....