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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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CDPH vs Accreditation Surveys: What Home Health & Hospice Agencies Need to Know

Not all surveys are created equal. 🚨 In this episode, our co-founder Mariam Treystman explains the major differences between a California Department of Public Health (CDPH) survey and an accreditor survey, and why understanding the mindset behind each one can completely change how your agency prepares. Many home health agencies assume every survey works the same way, but CDPH and accrediting organizations approach surveys from very different perspectives. We break down the “four levels” of CDPH survey mentality: 1️⃣ Legitimacy 2️⃣ Patient safety 3️⃣ Compliance 4️⃣ Care quality Whether you are a home health agency owner, hospice leader, administrator, DPCS, or compliance professional, understanding how surveyors think is critical for staying prepared. Watch this episode to learn why you should not approach CDPH surveys the same way you approach accreditor surveys. 🏥 👉 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
Oct 29

How to Hire a Good QA for Home Health & Hospice

Finding a great QA (Quality Assurance) professional for your home health or hospice agency is harder than most owners realize. 🚨 In this episode of The Home Health Consultant Podcast, our co-founder Mariam Treystman breaks down why it is so difficult to vet a QA when you are not a clinician or documentation expert yourself, and how to identify whether someone truly understands clinical documentation, chart review, compliance, and survey readiness. If you are a home health agency owner, hospice leader, administrator, DPCS, or compliance professional, this episode will help you build a stronger clinical documentation and quality program. 👉 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
Oct 22

California DXF Sharing Agreement Explained: CLIA Requirements for Home Health & Hospice

🚨 California Home Health & Hospice Agencies: Have You Received an Email About the DXF Sharing Agreement? Here’s What You Need to Know! If your home health or hospice agency has received a request from the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) to sign the Data Exchange Framework (DXF) Sharing Agreement, you may be wondering what it means, whether your agency is required to participate, and what steps you need to take. In this episode of The Home Health Consultant, our co-founder Mariam Treystman breaks down the California DXF Sharing Agreement and explains why certain home health and hospice agencies may be subject to this requirement because they hold a California CLIA certificate. 🏥 In this episode, you’ll learn: ✅ What the California DXF Sharing Agreement is: Understand the purpose of California’s Data Exchange Framework and how it establishes common rules for securely exchanging electronic health information. ✅ Why CLIA matters for home health and hospice: Learn why agencies with a California CLIA certificate may fall under the clinical laboratory category, even though home health and hospice agencies are not specifically listed among the required provider types. ✅ What agencies may need to do: Review the key steps discussed in the webinar, including signing the agreement, establishing a compliant electronic exchange method, and updating the DXF participant directory. ✅ How to check whether your EMR is connected: Discover the questions to ask your electronic medical record (EMR) vendor to determine whether your agency is already connected to a DXF-compatible exchange or is merely capable of connecting. ✅ What to ask a QHIO vendor: If your EMR cannot facilitate the connection, learn what to ask a Qualified Health Information Organization (QHIO) about eligibility, integration, costs, onboarding timelines, and ongoing monitoring. ✅ What information may be exchanged: Understand the limited laboratory and clinical information relevant to agencies participating because of their CLIA status, and why not every electronic request should automatically be fulfilled. ✅ How HIPAA and California privacy laws apply: Learn why agencies must evaluate requests for patient information, verify that disclosure is legally permitted, and maintain appropriate privacy and security practices. ⚠️ The three key action steps discussed in this webinar: 1. Sign the DXF Sharing Agreement if it applies to your agency. 2. Confirm your electronic exchange method with your EMR vendor or explore an appropriate QHIO. 3. Record your selected exchange method in the DXF participant directory, following the applicable instructions. ⏳ Don’t wait until the last minute. Vendor onboarding and implementation may take time, so agencies should investigate their options, request written confirmation from vendors, and keep records of their compliance efforts. 👉 Like, subscribe, and share for more home health & hospice insights! 💬 Have questions about compliance or survey readiness? 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 #HomeHealth #Hospice #CaliforniaHealthcare #CLIA #DXF #HealthcareCompliance #DataSharingAgreement #EMR #QHIO
Oct 15

How to Reduce Medicare ADR Risk in Home Health & Hospice

🚨 Could your home health or hospice agency identify an ADR risk before Medicare does? An Additional Documentation Request (ADR) can be stressful, time-consuming, and potentially costly, but agencies don’t have to wait until an ADR arrives to start looking for vulnerabilities. In this episode of The Home Health Consultant Podcast, our co-founder Mariam Treystman explains how home health and hospice agencies can use Medicare data, PEPPER reports, quality and utilization reports, and current government review priorities to identify potential ADR risks before a contractor requests the chart. 🏥📊 The goal isn’t to manipulate your numbers or change your documentation to avoid an ADR. The goal is to identify outliers, investigate them, and make sure your coding, billing, and clinical documentation accurately support the care provided. If you’re responsible for home health or hospice compliance, QA, QAPI, billing, clinical operations, or survey readiness, this episode gives you a practical framework for thinking about Medicare ADR risk. 👉 Like, subscribe, and share for more home health & hospice insights! 💬 Have questions about compliance or survey readiness? 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 #HomeHealth #Hospice #Medicare #ADR #PEPPER #HealthcareCompliance #HomeHealthCompliance #HospiceCompliance #MedicareAudits #SurveyReadiness #QAPI
Oct 8

Everything You Need to Know About Ownership Changes | The 36-Month Rule

👀 Thinking about selling, buying, or changing ownership of a home health or hospice agency? Before you sign anything, you need to understand the Medicare 36 Month Rule. In this episode, our co-founder Mariam Treystman and Kelly McCarthy break down one of the most misunderstood Medicare enrollment rules affecting home health and hospice agencies. Many agencies assume an ownership change is just a business transaction… but when Medicare enrollment, accreditation, and compliance are involved, the details matter. A mistake in your paperwork or transaction structure can lead to delays, denied applications, or even provider termination. 👉 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
Oct 1

ABNs Explained for Home Health & Hospice

🚨 Advanced Beneficiary Notices (ABNs) are one of the most important Medicare compliance tools for home health and hospice agencies.In this episode our co-founder Mariam Treystman breaks down what an ABN is, when agencies need to use one, and how improper use can lead to financial liability, billing issues, ADRs, and compliance problems.ABNs are not just paperwork… they protect both the patient and the agency by making sure everyone understands potential Medicare coverage limitations and financial responsibility.Whether you’re a home health administrator, hospice leader, compliance professional, or agency owner, understanding ABN requirements is essential for staying survey-ready and avoiding preventable billing problems.👉 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 #HomeHealth #Hospice #ABN #Medicare #Billing #compliance #consulting
Sep 24

Mock Survey vs Compliance Consulting: How to Stay Survey-Ready

A lot of agencies focus only on “passing survey”… But long-term success in home health and hospice depends on maintaining compliance every single day… not just during survey season. 📋🏥 In this episode, Mariam Treystman from The Home Health Consultant breaks down the REAL difference between: ✅ Mock surveys ✅ Survey prep ✅ Continuous compliance consulting If your agency is trying to improve operations, reduce compliance risk, avoid complaint surveys, and build sustainable systems, this conversation is for you. 👉 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
Sep 17

QAPI Meetings 101: Everything You Need to Know

Are your QAPI meetings actually helping your agency improve… or are they just another quarterly requirement? 👀 In this episode, our co-founder Mariam Treystman breaks down: ✅ What QAPI meetings are ✅ Who should be involved ✅ What data agencies should review ✅ How to identify patient safety & quality issues ✅ Common mistakes agencies make during QAPI ✅ How strong QAPI systems improve compliance, outcomes & profitability She also explains how continuous compliance programs support long-term operational success beyond survey prep alone. Whether you’re running a startup agency or managing a large multi-department operation, this episode will help you understand how QAPI should actually function inside a Medicare-certified home health or hospice agency. 📊🏥 👉 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

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05/09/2025

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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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