What is VITAS Healthcare Corporation of California's SSVI score?

VITAS Healthcare Corporation of California (CCN D61544) has a published FY2025 SSVI score of 4 of 16: 3 of 8 from non-hospice spending and 1 of 8 from the eight claims-based utilization measures.

How does VITAS Healthcare Corporation of California compare to other California hospices?

It ranks 1482 of 2002 scored hospices in California. The average California hospice scored 6.5 on the FY2025 SSVI, against a national average of 6.4.

VITAS Healthcare Corporation of California

CCN D61544 · Fresno, CA · Urban

FY2025 SSVI Score

4/ 16

Bar shows national percentile, not raw score.

Ranked 4980 of 6,643 hospices nationally and 1482 of 2,002 in California. Higher than 14.3% of hospices nationally.

Spending

3 / 8

Utilization

1 / 8

vs FY2024

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How VITAS Healthcare Corporation of California compares

VITAS Healthcare Corporation of California posted a FY2025 SSVI of 4 of 16. The average California hospice scored 6.5; the national average is 6.4.

That puts it 2.5 points below its state peers.

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Utilization measures

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

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

Non-hospice spending

Spending score

3 / 8

Based on Medicare spending outside the hospice benefit

Non-hospice spending per day

$8.23

FY2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is VITAS Healthcare Corporation of California's SSVI score?: VITAS Healthcare Corporation of California (CCN D61544) has a published FY2025 SSVI score of 4 of 16: 3 of 8 from non-hospice spending and 1 of 8 from the eight claims-based utilization measures.
How does VITAS Healthcare Corporation of California compare to other California hospices?: It ranks 1482 of 2002 scored hospices in California. The average California hospice scored 6.5 on the FY2025 SSVI, against a national average of 6.4.
Is a high SSVI score a violation?: No. CMS is explicit that the SSVI is not a determination of fraud, waste, or abuse. It measures how far an agency’s claims patterns diverge from peer norms, and it is one input CMS uses to decide where to focus oversight.

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 Final Rule (CMS-1851-F), SSVI data file. FY2025 and FY2024 scores as published by CMS. Connect Shield is not affiliated with CMS.

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