With any business, first year headaches occur. A Medicare home health agency presents an unusually complicated first year business with its own unique issues. This program provides guidance from one who has done it, managing and monitoring everything from revenue recognition to case mix, contractual adjustments, financial and statistical indicators, and the competition to achieve a successful home health agency.

Objectives

Identify likely financial issues to be addressed in a new home health agency.
Describe methods for staying on top of emerging issues in a new provider
Recognize the efficient steps to take for first year survival and later year's success.