Smart Choice Hospice, Inc
CCN A11536 · Chatsworth, CA · Urban
Ranked 4093 of 6,643 hospices nationally and 1218 of 2002 in CA. Higher than 25% of hospices nationally.
Utilization measures
3 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 careNot flagged
- 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
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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