Start Your Agency with the Right Partner by Your Side
HPS guides new home health and hospice providers through every phase of startup, from policies and mock surveys to post-certification success.
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True compliance isn’t achieved with checklists
It’s built through proven processes, clinical precision, and proactive oversight that keeps your agency performing, compliant, and survey-ready year-round.
At Healthcare Provider Solutions, we know that compliance success comes from structure, not guesswork. Our CHAP & ACHC Certified consultants partner with agencies nationwide to evaluate, refine, and reinforce every layer of your clinical operations, from documentation accuracy to QAPI programs and survey preparedness.
Whether you’re building a new compliance framework or optimizing established processes, HPS delivers the clarity, accountability, and regulatory insight your team needs to stay audit-ready and confident in every review.
Ready to strengthen your agency’s compliance foundation?
True compliance isn’t achieved with checklists
It’s built through proven processes, clinical precision, and proactive oversight that keeps your agency performing, compliant, and survey-ready year-round.
At Healthcare Provider Solutions, we know that compliance success comes from structure, not guesswork. Our CHAP & ACHC Certified consultants partner with agencies nationwide to evaluate, refine, and reinforce every layer of your clinical operations, from documentation accuracy to QAPI programs and survey preparedness.
Whether you’re building a new compliance framework or optimizing established processes, HPS delivers the clarity, accountability, and regulatory insight your team needs to stay audit-ready and confident in every review.
Ready to strengthen your agency's compliance foundation?
At Healthcare Provider Solutions, we know that compliance success comes from structure, not guesswork. Our CHAP & ACHC Certified consultants partner with agencies nationwide to evaluate, refine, and reinforce every layer of your clinical operations, from documentation accuracy to QAPI programs and survey preparedness.
True compliance isn’t achieved with checklists
It’s built through proven processes, clinical precision, and proactive oversight that keeps your agency performing, compliant, and survey-ready year-round.
At Healthcare Provider Solutions, we know that compliance success comes from structure, not guesswork. Our CHAP & ACHC Certified consultants partner with agencies nationwide to evaluate, refine, and reinforce every layer of your clinical operations, from documentation accuracy to QAPI programs and survey preparedness.
Whether you’re building a new compliance framework or optimizing established processes, HPS delivers the clarity, accountability, and regulatory insight your team needs to stay audit-ready and confident in every review.
Ready to strengthen your agency's compliance foundation?
The Reality of Starting a Home Health Agency
Starting a home health agency isn’t just about meeting Medicare’s checklist, it’s about building a compliant, sustainable organization from the ground up. Most new agencies struggle to turn complex regulatory requirements into clear operational processes, which can lead to costly delays or failed surveys.
- Interpreting Medicare’s Conditions of Participation and state-specific requirements
- Developing policies and procedures that align with both compliance and care delivery
- Preparing for certification without experienced operational guidance
- Building documentation workflows that support accurate OASIS and ICD-10 coding
- Structuring staffing, scheduling, and QAPI programs that meet standards from day one
Your Path to a Confident, Compliance Launch
With HPS, you’re not navigating the process alone. Our consultants walk beside you through every stage — from organizational setup to survey preparation and beyond. We combine regulatory expertise with real-world clinical understanding to help you launch strong, compliant, and ready for growth.
Our Home Health Startup Support Includes:
- Custom policies & procedures
- Scope of services design
- Intake & admission workflows
- Clinical documentation and coding compliance
- QAPI and emergency preparedness setup
- Personnel file and orientation guidance
- Mock surveys and ongoing consulting
Be prepared, not pressured. Make Survey Readiness part of your agency's strength.
Where Hospice Startups Get Stuck
Launching a hospice agency requires balancing compassion with complex compliance. Many new agencies underestimate the regulatory, operational, and staffing structure needed to achieve certification and survey success.
Common Challenges:
- Developing compliant policies and procedures
- Defining scope of care and contracted services
- Preparing for the Medicare certification survey
- Establishing interdisciplinary group (IDG) processes
- Building QAPI, emergency preparedness, and staff training programs
Build Your Hospice Foundation the Right Way
HPS helps new hospice providers build a compliant foundation for long-term success. From planning and mock surveys to post-certification support, our CHAP & ACHC-certified consultants guide every phase of startup.
From First Policy to Final Survey, We’re With You:
- Custom policies & procedures
- Scope of services and contracted care setup
- Intake, admission, and discharge processes
- IDG structure and care planning guidance
- QAPI and emergency preparedness setup
- Personnel files, orientation, and training support
- Mock survey and follow-up consulting
Stay compliant, confident, and audit-ready, every chart, every time.
Extend Your Internal Team Without Adding Overhead
Where Enterprise Hospice Organizations Struggle:
- Managing consistent hospice billing practices across multiple locations, teams, and payer environments
- High claim volume increasing exposure to delayed payments, denials, ADRs, and Medicare T-status issues
- Greater audit and regulatory scrutiny requiring disciplined billing oversight and documentation tracking
- Limited system-level visibility into billing performance, outstanding risk, and cash flow trends across sites
How HPS Supports Enterprise Hospice Systems
- Enterprise-scale hospice billing and collections services that support consistency across locations
- Centralized monitoring of NOEs, claim status, denials, ADRs, and payer follow-upCentralized monitoring of NOEs, claim status, denials, ADRs, and payer follow-up
- Billing compliance oversight and audit preparedness aligned with Medicare hospice requirements
- Detailed, consolidated billing and collections reporting to support leadership-level visibility and decision-making
Discover Enterprise and Overflow Solutions That Protect Revenue and Compliance
LESS STRESS. MORE STABILITY. STRONGER COMPLIANCE.
STEP-BY-STEP CERTIFICATION GUIDANCE
100% US-BASED, CHAP & ACHC CERTIFIED CONSULTANTS
POLICIES & PROCEDURES BUILT FOR YOUR AGENCY
MOCK SURVEY THAT REMOVE THE GUESSWORK
CONTINUED GUIDANCE WHEN YOU NEED IT
A FOUNDATION BUILT FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS
Compliance That Protects What You've Built
Secure your agency's reputation, revenue, and readiness, starting with CHAP certified support.
CHAP-Verified QAPI Program
Confidence Comes Standard with CHAP-Verified QAPI Programs
HPS delivers CHAP-verified QAPI programs designed to meet CMS Conditions of Participation while supporting continuous, agency-wide performance improvement. Our QAPI framework is developed and supported by consultants certified in both CHAP and ACHC standards, ensuring your program aligns with accreditation expectations, regulatory requirements, and real-world operations.
WHY AGENCIES CHOOSE HPS FOR
START UP AGENCIES SERVICES
When you partner with HPS, you gain access to consultants who’ve spent their careers inside home health and hospice agencies, managing teams, writing policies, and navigating certification firsthand. That experience shapes every recommendation we provide. Our 100% U.S.-based team understands how regulatory requirements translate into daily operations, ensuring your startup plan is both compliant and practical. From governing body structure to documentation standards, we guide you through the process with the insight of those who have lived it.
Launching a Medicare-certified agency requires more than checklists, it demands a foundation that meets regulatory standards and supports future growth. HPS helps you build that structure from day one. From your governing body and policy design to staff training, QAPI programs, and emergency preparedness, we ensure each piece fits together seamlessly. Our process helps agencies avoid costly missteps that can delay certification or affect long-term stability..
Your startup doesn’t end when your survey is complete, and neither does our commitment to your success. HPS offers access to consulting, auditing, and education when you need it, so your agency can maintain compliance and strengthen its operations as it grows. Whether you’re expanding services or preparing for accreditation renewal, we’re here as a trusted resource every step of the way.
HPS Startup Consulting Helps You Build Right the First Time
Our startup process goes beyond checklists and applications, it builds the operational, clinical, and compliance systems your agency needs to succeed long after certification.
With HPS, your startup experience is guided by consultants who know how to build from the ground up. We help you design the right structure, policies, and documentation processes to meet every Medicare standard while positioning your agency for stability and growth. The result isn’t just a certified agency, it’s one prepared to run efficiently, stay compliant, and scale with confidence.
Let’s build your agency the right way.
HPS Startup Consulting Helps You Build Right the First Time
Our startup process goes beyond checklists and applications, it builds the operational, clinical, and compliance systems your agency needs to succeed long after certification.
With HPS, your startup experience is guided by consultants who know how to build from the ground up. We help you design the right structure, policies, and documentation processes to meet every Medicare standard while positioning your agency for stability and growth. The result isn’t just a certified agency, it’s one prepared to run efficiently, stay compliant, and scale with confidence.
Let's build your agency the right way.
Our startup process goes beyond checklists and applications, it builds the operational, clinical, and compliance systems your agency needs to succeed long after certification.
HPS Startup Consulting Helps You Build Right the First Time
Our startup process goes beyond checklists and applications, it builds the operational, clinical, and compliance systems your agency needs to succeed long after certification.
With HPS, your startup experience is guided by consultants who know how to build from the ground up. We help you design the right structure, policies, and documentation processes to meet every Medicare standard while positioning your agency for stability and growth. The result isn’t just a certified agency, it’s one prepared to run efficiently, stay compliant, and scale with confidence.
Let's build your agency the right way.
Two Free Evaluations. Two Critical Revenue Functions.
Choose between a receivables performance review or a coding & OASIS accuracy assessment, each designed to give leadership clear, structured insight into a different side of revenue performance.
Free AR Evaluation Analysis
Gain clear visibility into your receivables, build confidence in your billing performance, and take a proactive approach to managing cash flow.
- Clear visibility into how your receivables are performing
- Insight into what’s working well and where payments may be slowing
- A proactive way to manage cash flow with confidence
Free Coding & OASIS Review
A timely review of your charts can uncover missed revenue opportunities and highlight patterns that aren’t visible in standard reporting.
- An objective assessment of coding accuracy and OASIS alignment
- A second look at how consistently documentation supports the codes required
- Clear, practical observations that can be used to validate current performance or fine-tune process
CONFIDENTLY NAVIGATE POLICY AND REIMBURSEMENT SHIFTS
CMS Rule Tracking
100% US-Based Team
On Call Consulting
Regulatory Education & Oversight
Join The HPS Alliance!
With an annual subscription to the HPS Alliance, you’ll gain access to the tools needed to build and sustain a successful agency. Led by Melinda Gaboury, CEO – and our team of clinical consultants – our exclusive webinars, workshops, resources and consulting will empower your agency to achieve success!
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Guidance for HOPE Tool Access for Transmissions
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