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)....
by John Reisinger | Feb 27, 2017 | Financial Analysis, Financial Fundamentals, Financial Management, Home Health PPS Rule
Do HH PPS Payment Rates Impact Your non-Medicare Profitability? Home Health (HH) PPS payment rates to the industry are updated every year by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). How often are your non-Medicare payment rates updated? If your Home...
by John Reisinger | Feb 20, 2017 | Financial Analysis, Financial Fundamentals, Financial Management
What to do when there is an error Because unfortunately, this is not an unusual situation for home health agencies! The 1099-MISC received by HHAs is incorrect more often than what one would think! The 1099-MISC Form 1099-MISC is a tax form that is used to report all...
by John Reisinger | Aug 16, 2015 | Financial Fundamentals
Financial Fundamentals in Home Health: where have they gone? Financial Fundamentals in Home Health have greatly deteriorated since the inception of PPS. To succeed, HHAs will have to re-introduce them to their operations. Most HHAs do have some level of financial...