Poor Visibility into Financial Performance and Cost Accounting
Definition
Many home health agencies lack sophisticated financial management systems and cost accounting. They cannot easily identify which patients/contracts are profitable, which service lines are losing money, or where operational inefficiencies exist. The loss mechanism: without cost visibility, agencies cannot optimize pricing, cannot identify unprofitable contracts to decline or renegotiate, and cannot allocate resources effectively. Managers make decisions based on intuition rather than data. Example: an agency may not realize that Medicaid home health visits are unprofitable when fully costed (including admin, compliance, scheduling overhead), leading them to continue serving low-margin customers. Over time, this leads to a portfolio of low-margin work with insufficient volume to cover fixed costs. Clinical Directors cannot make informed decisions about service mix, pricing, or resource allocation.
Key Findings
- Financial Impact: $143,000-$429,000
- Frequency: ongoing
Why This Matters
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Affected Stakeholders
Owner/Clinical Director
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Related Business Risks
Medicare and Managed Care Reimbursement Rate Cuts
Rapidly Rising Operational Labor Costs Without Revenue Offset
Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Compliance and Operational Integration
Unfilled Patient Referrals Due to Insufficient Staffing Capacity
Complex Medicare Advantage Plan Contract Negotiations and Requirements
Service Diversification Requirements Without Clear ROI
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