The best agencies do not choose between providing excellent patient care and achieving strong financial results. They understand that long-term success requires both.
Patient-Focused or Profitable? The Best Agencies Are Both
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Hospice
Context Is Everything: Knowing the Number Is Not the Same as Understanding It
Understanding the context of a number or situation improves the precision of management’s decisions.
Your Hospice PEPPER Is Available. Do You Understand What It’s Telling You?
The Hospice PEPPER examines Medicare claims and payment patterns that CMS believes may warrant additional attention. It doesn't tell you that something is wrong. It helps identify where you may want to ask questions—and where your hospice may have potential exposure...
The PEPPER is returning!
The PEPPER report cover page The free PEPPER (Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report) is returning. CMS will soon relaunch the Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) for all provider types over the next few months....
Recent Hospice Updates and Information,
and planning for the CY2027 HH PPS Proposed Rule Following are some updates, articles, and information applicable to Hospice (above), and Home Health (below), that all should be aware of, and preparing for where appropriate: Hospice Issues/Considerations: The 2027...
The Service and Spending Variation Index (SSVI) and Hospice – Are you ready?
What is it, and what is it intended to do? The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced the Service and Spending Variation Index (SSVI) in the FY 2027 Proposed Rule as a new tool to evaluate hospice providers. This scoring system analyzes nine...
The CRUSH RFI from CMS on Feb 27, 2026
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has signaled that new program-integrity initiatives may be on the horizon… This initiative is aimed at improving fraud detection and preventing improper payments in Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and Marketplace programs.
Non-Compliant Medicare Cost Reports
As we are now entering cost reporting season for most Medicare-certified organizations (and for all with a 12/31/xx year-end), I wanted to share this information with those who need to know this. Did you know that almost all Medicare Cost Reports are required to...