Consulting Solutions

Essential Home Health Care Solutions provides comprehensive start-up consulting and licensing support for individuals and organizations establishing new healthcare businesses. Our experienced consultants provide administrative, clinical, regulatory, and operational guidance throughout the development and licensing process.

We work with clients to understand the requirements applicable to their specific provider type and develop a customized start-up plan designed to move the organization from initial development through licensing, certification, accreditation, and operational readiness, as applicable.

Start-up consulting services may include:

• Business and organizational structure development 
• Licensing application preparation and submission support 
• Medicare certification preparation, when applicable 
• Accreditation preparation and support, when applicable 
• Policy and procedure development 
• Organizational charts and lines of authority 
• Governing body/Board of Directors documentation 
• Required committee structure and documentation 
• Administrator and clinical leadership preparation 
• Personnel requirements and credentialing processes 
• Clinical and administrative forms development 
• Admission and discharge processes 
• Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement (QAPI) program development 
• Complaint and grievance processes 
• Infection prevention and control processes 
• Emergency preparedness planning 
• Required contracts and agreements 
• Regulatory compliance education 
• Staff orientation and education requirements 
• Initial survey preparation 
• Mock survey/readiness assessment 
• Corrective guidance prior to survey 
• Operational workflow development 
• Ongoing consultation throughout the start-up process 

Start-up and licensing consulting may be available for:

• Home Health Agencies 
• Hospice Agencies 
• Personal Assistance Services (PAS) Agencies 
• Behavioral & Mental Health Organizations 
• Community Mental Health Centers 
• Assisted Living Facilities 
• Adult Day Care Facilities 
• Group & Residential Care Homes 
• Transitional and Supportive Housing Programs 
• Other healthcare and residential care organizations 

Services and licensing requirements vary by provider type, state, payer, and regulatory authority. EHHCS develops each consulting engagement based on the specific requirements applicable to the organization.

Essential Home Health Care Solutions provides consulting support to existing healthcare organizations experiencing regulatory, compliance, operational, quality, reimbursement, or organizational challenges.

Our consultants work with agency leadership to identify areas of concern, develop practical solutions, and provide hands-on guidance designed to strengthen compliance, improve operations, and support continued organizational success.

Existing organization consulting services may include:

• Regulatory and compliance assessments 
• Corrective Action Plan development and implementation support 
• ADR response and clinical record review 
• Audit and payer review support 
• ZPIC/UPIC audit support, as applicable 
• Accreditation preparation and consultation 
• CHAP and The Joint Commission (TJC) preparation 
• State and federal survey preparation 
• Plans of Correction 
• Deficiency remediation 
• Quarterly QAPI program support 
• Clinical documentation compliance assessments 
• Operational assessments 
• Policy and procedure review and updates 
• Administrator and clinical leadership consultation 
• Staff compliance education 
• Workflow and process improvement 
• Quality and performance improvement 
• Pre-acquisition clinical and compliance due diligence 
• Post-acquisition operational and compliance support 
• Interim administrative and clinical leadership support 
• Customized consulting projects based on organizational needs 

EHHCS can assist organizations responding to Additional Documentation Requests (ADRs) and other payer or regulatory reviews. Services may include clinical record review, identification of documentation concerns, organization of supporting documentation, assistance with response preparation, and education regarding identified documentation deficiencies.

Organizations considering the acquisition of an existing healthcare business can engage EHHCS to perform clinical and operational due diligence. Our review can help identify potential compliance, documentation, operational, and regulatory risks before acquisition.

EHHCS provides ongoing Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement support to help established healthcare organizations identify trends, monitor performance, address deficiencies, and maintain an effective QAPI program.