The Home Health Consultant

The Home Health Consultant
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Welcome to The Home Health Consultant! Our mission is to support home health and hospice agencies in optimizing care delivery while ensuring compliance. We’re here to help you achieve better patient outcomes, streamline operations, and provide peace of mind. Subscribe for expert insights, industry updates, & more.

  1. CMS Validation Surveys Explained: What Home Health & Hospice Agencies Waiting for Provider Numbers Need to Know

    3d ago

    CMS Validation Surveys Explained: What Home Health & Hospice Agencies Waiting for Provider Numbers Need to Know

    🚨 Important Update for Home Health Agencies Waiting for Their Medicare Provider Number 🚨 If your agency has already passed its second survey and you’re currently waiting for your Medicare provider number, this episode is a must-watch. CMS has begun conducting Validation Surveys: unannounced site visits designed to verify information from your accreditation survey before moving your application forward. In this episode, our co-founder Mariam Treystman and Kelly McCarthy break down: ✅ What a CMS Validation Survey is ✅ Why receiving one is actually good news ✅ What surveyors are checking during these visits ✅ Required office signage and documentation ✅ The importance of having a staffed office during business hours ✅ Common questions surveyors are asking ✅ What your office staff should know before CMS arrives ✅ Current expectations regarding capitalization requests ✅ Steps agencies can take right now to prepare If your agency is pending Medicare certification, this information could help you avoid unnecessary delays and keep your application moving forward. 🔔 Subscribe for more home health leadership, operations, compliance, and growth strategies. 📬 Want tools like this in your inbox? Subscribe to our newsletter: https://thehomehealthconsultant.com/newsletter-sign-up 👥 Home health & hospice leaders: If you’re evaluating your agency’s compliance systems, request a free strategy call with our team. 👉 https://thehomehealthconsultant.com/schedule-call Prefer to talk now? Feel free to call our office 📞(877) 406-9727

    25 min
  2. Scaling Home Health | Bridging the Gap in Home Health Admissions

    Jun 25

    Scaling Home Health | Bridging the Gap in Home Health Admissions

    🚨 Most home health agencies think they know their referral-to-admission rate… until they actually audit it. This week our co-founder Mariam Treystman sits down with Austin Degenhardt, Managing Partner of HHA Pros, for Part 2 of our conversation on the hidden operational problems affecting home health agency growth, admissions, and patient care. 🏥📈 Austin specializes in helping agencies improve referral-to-admission systems, intake visibility, operational efficiency, and patient access to care. In this episode, we dive deeper into how agencies are unknowingly losing referrals before Start of Care. From spreadsheet tracking and EMR limitations to intake bottlenecks, missing physician documentation, referral source communication gaps, and CRM systems for home health, this conversation uncovers the hidden workflow issues costing agencies admissions, reputation, and revenue. 📉➡️📈 💬 Connect with Austin Degenhardt & HHA Pros: 🌐 https://www.hhapros.com 💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/austindegenhardt/ 🔔 Subscribe for more home health leadership, operations, compliance, and growth strategies. 📬 Want tools like this in your inbox? Subscribe to our newsletter: https://thehomehealthconsultant.com/newsletter-sign-up

    29 min
  3. Scaling Home Health | Why HHA's Lose Referrals Before Start of Care

    Jun 18

    Scaling Home Health | Why HHA's Lose Referrals Before Start of Care

    🚨 Are referrals slipping through the cracks in your home health agency without you even realizing it? This week on The Home Health Consultant Podcast, THHC co-founder Mariam Treystman is joined by Austin Degenhardt, Managing Partner of HHA Pros, to discuss one of the most overlooked operational problems in home health: the referral-to-admission gap. 🏥📉 Austin specializes in helping home health agencies improve referral management systems, increase operational visibility, and reduce patient loss before start of care. In this episode, he shares how his team uncovered a shocking truth… what they believed was a 75% admission conversion rate was actually only 58%. After auditing their intake and referral workflow, implementing better systems, and tracking real-time metrics, they increased admissions into the mid-80% range. 📈 If you own, operate, market, or manage a home health agency, this episode is packed with operational insights that can improve patient care AND agency growth. 💬 Connect with Austin Degenhardt & HHA Pros Consulting: 🔗💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/austindegenhardt/ 🌐 https://www.hhapros.com 👉 Don’t forget to LIKE 👍, SUBSCRIBE 🔔, and SHARE with others in the home health industry! 📬 Want tools like this in your inbox? Subscribe to our newsletter: https://thehomehealthconsultant.com/newsletter-sign-up

    29 min
  4. Don’t Miss Your License Renewal: CA Home Health & Hospice Rules Explained

    Jun 11

    Don’t Miss Your License Renewal: CA Home Health & Hospice Rules Explained

    📋 California home health & hospice providers: are you prepared for your next license renewal? In this episode, Kelly from The Home Health Consultant breaks down how California home health and hospice license renewals actually work, including: ✅ When renewal forms are released ✅ Why July renewals always create confusion ✅ How California’s fiscal year impacts licensing ✅ What happens if your license expires before you receive your renewal packet ✅ How long home health vs hospice licenses last ✅ Common mistakes agencies make during renewal season If your agency’s license expires between July and September, this is information you NEED to know. ⚠️ At The Home Health Consultant, we help home health & hospice agencies stay compliant, survey-ready, and organized year-round. 👍 Like, subscribe, and share for more home health & hospice compliance content. 📬 Want tools like this in your inbox? Subscribe to our newsletter: https://thehomehealthconsultant.com/newsletter-sign-up

    4 min
  5. Who Qualifies for Hospice Care? Medicare Eligibility Explained

    Jun 4

    Who Qualifies for Hospice Care? Medicare Eligibility Explained

    Hospice eligibility mistakes can cost your agency everything 💸 and most denials come down to missing just a few critical requirements. In this episode of The Home Health Consultant Podcast, Mariam Treystman breaks down hospice eligibility criteria under Medicare in a clear, practical way so you can confidently admit patients, document correctly, and protect your claims from denial. Hospice eligibility is more straightforward than home health, but only if you understand the rules and apply them correctly. If you’re in hospice, compliance, billing, or operations, this episode will help you reduce risk, improve documentation, and ensure you’re getting paid for the care you provide. 👉 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share for more home health & hospice insights! 📬 Want tools like this in your inbox? Subscribe to our newsletter: https://thehomehealthconsultant.com/newsletter-sign-up #Hospice #Medicare #HomeHealth #HealthcareCompliance #HospiceCare #MedicalBilling #HealthcareLeadership #HomeHealthConsultant #MedicareRules #HealthcareOperations

    12 min
  6. What Are the Medicare Eligibility Requirements for Home Health?

    May 28

    What Are the Medicare Eligibility Requirements for Home Health?

    Struggling to understand home health Medicare eligibility and why claims get denied? In this episode our co-founder Mariam Treystman, breaks down the exact criteria your agency must meet to admit, document, and bill patients correctly, and how to avoid costly mistakes. In this episode of The Home Health Consultant Podcast, we walk through the 4 core eligibility requirements: ✔️ Homebound status (what it really means—and how to prove it) ✔️ Medical necessity (and why it’s so vague) ✔️ Physician involvement & referrals ✔️ Face-to-face encounter rules (the #1 claim denial risk) But here’s the real takeaway: Even a perfectly eligible patient can still get denied… if your documentation doesn’t support it. 👉 Subscribe for more content on home health & hospice consulting, compliance, operations, and agency growth strategies. 📬 Want tools like this in your inbox? Subscribe to our newsletter: https://thehomehealthconsultant.com/newsletter-sign-up

    26 min
  7. What Are LUPA and Outlier Payments in Home Health? (And How They Impact Your Revenue)

    May 21

    What Are LUPA and Outlier Payments in Home Health? (And How They Impact Your Revenue)

    💰 Are LUPAs and outlier payments quietly impacting your agency’s revenue? In this episode of The Home Health Consultant Podcast, our co-founder Mariam Treystman breaks down LUPA (Low Utilization Payment Adjustment) and outlier payments… two of the most misunderstood (and financially critical) components of Medicare home health reimbursement. Learn how OASIS, HHRG/HIPPS codes, and visit thresholds determine your payment, and why missing the mark can drastically reduce your revenue or delay payments altogether. We also dive into the 10% outlier cap, common scenarios like high-utilization diabetic patients, and how agencies unknowingly create cash flow problems. 🎯 If you want to protect your margins and make smarter operational decisions, this is a must-watch. 👉 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share for more home health & insights! 📬 Want tools like this in your inbox? Subscribe to our newsletter: https://thehomehealthconsultant.com/newsletter-sign-up

    22 min
  8. What Is Framework Consulting & Does Your Agency Needs It?

    May 14

    What Is Framework Consulting & Does Your Agency Needs It?

    Why do so many home health and hospice agencies struggle to grow, even after investing in training, conferences, and business education? The answer often isn’t a lack of knowledge. It’s a lack of execution frameworks. In this episode our cofounder Mariam Treystman breaks down what framework consulting is and why it’s one of the most important concepts for scaling a successful home health or hospice agency. If you’re a home health owner, administrator, or healthcare leader looking to improve operations, strengthen compliance, and scale your agency, this episode is essential. 👉 Subscribe for more content on home health consulting, compliance, operations, and agency growth strategies. 📬 Want tools like this in your inbox? Subscribe to our newsletter: https://thehomehealthconsultant.com/newsletter-sign-up

    10 min
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Welcome to The Home Health Consultant! Our mission is to support home health and hospice agencies in optimizing care delivery while ensuring compliance. We’re here to help you achieve better patient outcomes, streamline operations, and provide peace of mind. Subscribe for expert insights, industry updates, & more.

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    The Home Health Consultant
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    46
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