tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2006 Issue 23

BENCHMARKS: Use Visit Benchmarking To Boost Financials, Outcomes

5 tips keep you in the black and off the feds' radar screen.It's time to put on your detective hat and follow the benchmarking clues to better costs and outcomes.Comparing yourself to your peers can give you a big signal of what you need to work on at your home health agency (HHA) to boost profit and improve your patient outcomes and clinical practices, advises consultant Karen Vance with BKD in Springfield, MO.And one of the most important numbers to monitor is the average number of visits per episode, Vance recommends. "You want to watch [this...

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