This session provides a clear, practical walkthrough of the Hospice Medicare cost report, focusing on what’s included and why these details matter for financial and operational decision‑making. The presenters will break down key metrics such as Cost Per Day, Revenue Per Day, Margins, and Ancillary Cost Per Day spending to help agencies understand their true performance drivers. The discussion will show how medians versus means influence benchmarking results, highlight the high number of variances and outliers—illustrating what percentage of providers fall above or below expected ranges—and review emerging trends shaping Hospice cost and revenue patterns.

Learning Outcomes:

TBA

Faculty

• Amanda Thomas
  Director, Healthcare Consulting
  Home Care and Hospice
  Forvis Mazars – Southern Missouri
  Amanda has been with Forvis Mazars for over 15 years providing an array of accounting and consulting services to health care clients. Amanda manages the home care and hospice reimbursement team and is also a member of the revenue cycle management team.  She assists home care and hospice clients with Medicare cost reporting and benchmarking needs while also managing a dynamic team to get a large volume of work done in a short period of time.  She also oversees several revenue cycle outsourcing engagements which include revenue cycle management, revenue and accounts receivable recovery services, client training and other services.  Amanda utilizes her prior experience in financial statement audits along with her consulting experience to provide a full picture perspective of back-office operations.  Amanda is also a member of multiple Alliance HHFMA committees.