BlackTree is now SimiTree Healthcare Consulting

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Working on your 2022 budget? You’ll want to check out Simitree Healthcare Consulting’s helpful tool to make accurate forecasting is easier. Our PDGM Impact Analysis Tool provides a personalized report for your agency with the projected reimbursement figures you need. See at a glance your agency’s: Expected payment impact of LUPA and non-LUPAs Drivers of projected change in reimbursement Agency patient mix and utilization practices compared to state and national norms... Call us at 800-949-0388 or reach out to us at [email protected] to ask for yours.

Your agency’s profitability under PDGM begins at intake, where errors, oversights and misunderstandings can lead to significant claims processing obstacles, costly delays, and cash flow shortages. SimiTree Healthcare Consulting will share guidance for getting it right during a Learning Solutions webinar scheduled for 11 a.m. Eastern on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Register today to join SimiTree Directors Melynda Lee and Erin Masterson for Intake: The Gate Keeper to Revenue Cycle and Quality. This webinar will be the first in a series of three designed to help agencies thrive in today’s market. Additional webinars in the series will focus on the financial drivers of clinical operations and efficiency in claims management. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us//register/WN_xJtEUQr5TW-ovDDl3OJNqg

Join the experts at SimiTree Healthcare Consulting during NAHC’s Fall Forum for a look at how effective QAPI programs can reduce the risk of financial penalties and allow your agency to demonstrate its value to referral partners and other stakeholders. Data Analytics Director Christy Lang and Compliance and Regulatory Director Kim Skehan will team up to present, Managing Quality Outcomes in Home Health and Hospice: Setting the Standards for Your Future at 2 p.m. Eastern Nov. 9. Read more and register at https://s23.a2zinc.net//NA/NAHCEXPO21/Public/Content.aspx

SimiTree Healthcare Consulting welcomes new Senior Manager Holly Turner, RN, BSN, HCS-D, COS-C, CHC, CHPN, to our Mergers & Acquisitions team. Turner brings more than two decades of home care and hospice experience ranging from direct patient care to agency operational management. Her expertise includes clinical and regulatory compliance and risk monitoring. Turner most recently held the position of Senior Manager of Compliance for Encompass Home Health and Hospice Corporation. She has also worked for Alacare Home Health and Hospice, Gentiva Home Health and Hospice and Home Health Solutions. We’re excited to have her join the SimiTree M&A team!