Inside the TPE Audit: Best Practices for Hospice Agencies

While most agencies will never encounter a Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE) audit under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), prudent hospice care providers will understand the purpose and process of the TPE program in order to best prepare should they encounter an audit in the near or long term. The TPE process […]

Hospice CAHPS Scores Key Differentiator in Competitive Market

Quality is closely tied to financial sustainability in an increasingly competitive hospice marketplace. A hospice’s performance on publicly reported quality and family satisfaction measures is a key differentiator that could attract or deter interest from the gamut of investors, referral partners, payers and consumers. Falling short in quality can determine whether a hospice sinks or […]

Missouri Home Hospice, Private Equity Firm Acquire Transitions Hospice

Missouri Home Hospice, LLC, a firm with portfolio companies throughout the post-acute care space, and MHS Equities, LLC have acquired Missouri-based Transitions Hospice, marking the third 2019 acquisition for Missouri Home Hospice. In June, the company in a single transaction purchased three Nurses and Company assets, providing private services, home health care and hospice in […]