Running a home health agency

suzanne4, RN · Jul 17, 2005

You need to provide much more info................each state has its own regulations as Medicaid is funded by the state..........You ned to get that information from your State Board which overseas home health agencies. It jsut takes a few phone calls to see who handles that for your state. I would do that before anything else and see if you qualify..............

ehresources · Jul 22, 2005

There are lots of valuable resources out there. I have my own agency and spent a year just researching & writing policies & procedures, having contracts drawn up, etc. etc. etc. It is a huge undertaking in order to do it properly. (And I lucked out by having a great deal of support & resources given/shared with me). When dealing with the government, you need to do even more research. Most times you have to wait until the contracts come up for tender & then submit a proposal at that time. The proposal is another time-consuming task and you are competing with companies that have more staff and are allocated time (usuallly locked in rooms for days) to work on the proposal. I've had my own business for years and I am still always stunned at how much I have to learn all the time. There is so much to know and do. An agency requires that you learn /insurance/tax/incoporating/employment issues, etc. etc. etc. I don't want to discourage you but I wish I'd realized just how much is involved. It can be done and it is the best thing I've done (in every way but financially at the moment - read need lots of capital or accept going into debt).

Good luck & keep us posted

J

I would like to open a home health agency, but can't find any books, articles, or education material on this subject. Majority of my future patients will be immigrants, so I assume, I will most likely have to deal more with Medicaid than Medicare. Does anyone have any tips for me? Are there any consultants I can hire to help me start the business?
Any help is appreciated.
Thank you
anurse123