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KAPLAN HOSPICE, INC

CCN B41643 · N HOLLYWOOD, CA · Urban

FY2025 SSVI Score
9/ 16

Ranked 834 of 6,643 hospices nationally and 313 of 2002 in CA. Higher than 78.8% of hospices nationally.

Spending
5 / 8
Utilization
4 / 8
vs FY2024
-1
was 10

Utilization measures

4 of 8 flagged in FY2025. Each flagged measure adds one point to the utilization score.

  • Live discharge rateFlagged
  • Length of stay over 180 daysFlagged
  • Nursing facility patient shareNot flagged
  • No continuous home care or general inpatient careFlagged
  • Visits in last two days of lifeNot flagged
  • Skilled nursing minutesFlagged
  • Weekend visit rateNot flagged
  • Return to hospice within 7 daysNot flagged

Non-hospice spending

Spending score
5 / 8
Based on Medicare spending outside the hospice benefit
Non-hospice spending per day
$6.33
FY2025

What this means

The SSVI is not a quality rating and does not indicate wrongdoing. It measures how far an agency's claims patterns diverge from peer norms, and it is one of the inputs CMS uses to decide where to focus oversight. A higher score means more divergence from peers.

Source: CMS FY2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update Proposed Rule (CMS-1851-P), SSVI data file. FY2025 and FY2024 scores as published by CMS. Connect Shield is not affiliated with CMS.

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