Benchmarks
03/05/2026
Home health agencies are struggling with standards around the care plan development and execution, according to Community Health Accreditation Partner’s top survey deficiencies.
02/26/2026
Publicly reported data include the percentage of patients who responded with “Definitely yes” when asked if they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family. National averages rarely move, but state averages on this measure do go up and down quarterly.
02/19/2026
Agencies nationally continue to show improvement on dyspnea.
02/12/2026
Patients are reporting varied experiences with home health agencies when it comes to whether providers discussed medicines, pain and home safety, according to the latest public results on Care Compare for this HHCAHPS composite measure.
02/05/2026
This snapshot shows the top 10 questionable encounter codes which appeared on OASIS and claims for Medicare home health payment periods that began in 2025.
01/28/2026
Home health transactions in the final three months of 2025 were down as the industry held its breath for the CMS payment update that came in early December.
01/22/2026
Agencies saw significant improvement in the year-over-year average Discharge Function Score, according to new data released on Care Compare.
01/15/2026
Agencies saw more patients discharged to the community in 2024, according to the latest publicly reported data on Care Compare.
01/08/2026
Key documentation failings at start of care and recertification continue to haunt agencies under Targeted Probe and Educate.
12/25/2025
Reimbursement cuts from CMS are expected to be a top challenge for agency leaders in 2026, while technology offers potential for growth.

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