The Top 5 Home Health Deficiencies Surveyors See Most Often
Home health survey readiness should not result in your team scrambling the week before a visit. Being survey-ready is about building daily habits that support accurate documentation, consistent care delivery, and clear communication across the entire agency. As Becky Tolson of ACHC shared on the Home Health Revealed podcast, surveyors are looking for more than […]
5 Home Health Revenue Cycle Mistakes to Fix in 2026
Home health leaders are operating in a very different environment than even a few years ago. Reimbursement pressure, staffing shortages, and increased audit activity mean there is less room for error in the revenue cycle. Issues that once felt manageable can now affect cash flow, create extra work for staff, and make it harder to […]
How to Improve Home Health Documentation and Revenue Cycle Performance
As post-acute care becomes more competitive, accuracy, transparency, and efficiency define success for home health agencies. The operational backbone of every thriving organization is its ability to capture, document, and manage patient information effectively while ensuring financial predictability. At HealthRev Partners, we believe operational excellence in home health comes from combining people, processes, and technology, […]
A Year Inside a Home Health Revenue Cycle: What We See Behind the Claims
Most leaders see their revenue cycle in spreadsheets and dashboards: days in A/R, write-offs, denial rates, cash-on-hand. What they rarely see is the story those claims are trying to tell. Spend a year inside a home health or hospice revenue cycle, and patterns start to emerge. You notice the same avoidable errors, the same last […]
Operating in the HOPE Era: How Smarter Documentation and Medication Management Strengthen Hospice Performance
The Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) tool has become the core assessment framework for Medicare-certified hospices, reshaping how quality is measured and reported. What began as a major implementation project is now part of the daily reality for clinical, quality, and billing teams. With HOPE firmly in place, the question is no longer “How […]
Home Health’s Inflection Point: Challenges, Innovation, and the Path Forward
Home health care sits at a critical turning point. Policy shifts, workforce shortages, and accelerated technology adoption are reshaping how care is delivered — and how agencies must adapt to stay strong. It’s a conversation that leaders like Hannah Vale, Jonathan Fleece (President & CEO of Empath Health), and Michael Quinn (Vice President of Partner […]
3 Early Indicators Your Home Health RCM Needs a Quality Improvement Process
A healthy home health RCM workflow rarely breaks overnight — it slowly drifts out of alignment. Paying attention to early warning signs helps agencies fix issues before they hit cash flow, staff morale, or patient care. Why Your RCM Workflow Needs Continuous Quality Improvement Home health and hospice reimbursement rules, payers, and documentation requirements are […]
Mastering the Home Health NOA: Your Essential Guide
This comprehensive guide dives deep into the Home Health NOA, covering everything you need to know, including: What the Notice of Admission (NOA) is and what it does Who submits the NOA and when it’s submitted The benefits of the NOA for both HHAs and Medicare Common NOA challenges and how to avoid billing delays […]
Elevating Home Health Documentation Through ACHC Partnership and Velocity Certification
Home health care continues to challenge organizations to deliver exceptional patient outcomes while meeting stringent compliance and documentation standards. Staffing shortages, reimbursement cuts, and new regulatory updates from CMS have shifted how agencies operate, particularly when it comes to accurate documentation and efficient billing. At HealthRev Partners, we believe that strong documentation practices are the […]
Maximizing HHVBP Performance Through Accurate OASIS Documentation
What is Home Health Value-Based Purchasing? Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) is a nationwide CMS program that adjusts Medicare payments based on agency performance and patient outcomes. Accurate OASIS-E documentation plays a critical role in measuring quality, supporting performance improvement, and helping agencies succeed under the HHVBP model. OASIS, the Outcome and Assessment Information Set, captures […]