Overview
The Destinations tab on the Physician Group Analyze page shows where the selected physician group's home health patients are going — which home health agencies are admitting patients treated by the selected group, and how those patterns have trended over time. This is the tab that turns group-level volume data into actionable leakage intelligence.
Let's get Oriented
This tab is the competitive picture — it shows which home health agencies the selected group's patients are going to, and how concentrated that referral flow is. To get here: open the Physician Groups Explore page, click a group's name to open its Analyze page, then click the Destinations tab.
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Scroll through the article to learn about the table on this tab, or use the link below to navigate directly.
FFS Home Health Destinations
The FFS Home Health Destinations table shows the home health agencies that received Medicare FFS patients from the selected physician group during the reporting period. Each row represents one home health agency. Sort by HHA Patients (Overall) to rank destinations by volume, or sort by HHA Affiliation % to see which agency holds the highest percentage of this group's home health patients.
Claim Type Dropdown
At the top left of the table there is a dropdown that allows you to choose the claim type from which the metrics in the table are calculated.
This dropdown allows you to choose which patient type you want to focus on. 
For more information, see Claim Types vs Facility Types.
Understanding the Metrics
| Metric | Description |
| HHA Name | The name of the home health agency as listed in the NPI Registry. Click the name to open the HHA Analyze page for that agency. |
| NPI | The National Provider Identifier for the listed home health agency. |
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Favorites/Targets
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Click these icons to mark the listed physician as a Favorite (heart icon) or a Target (target icon). |
| HHA Patients (Overall) |
The count of distinct Medicare FFS home health patients associated with this physician group who were admitted to the listed home health agency during the one-year reporting period.
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| HHA Affiliation % | The percentage of the selected physician group's total home health patients who were admitted to the listed home health agency during the one-year reporting period. |
| HHA Patients: Followed | The count of distinct Medicare FFS patients who received home health services from the listed HHA for whom a physician in the physician group was listed as the certifying physician on the home health claim during the one-year reporting period. |
| HHA Patients: 3 Months Prior | The count of patients admitted to the listed home health agency for whom a physician in this group billed a Medicare claim in the three months prior to the patient's home health admission. |
| HHA Patients: Last Claimed | The count of patients admitted to the listed home health agency for whom a physician in this group filed the last Medicare claim before the patient's home health admission. |
| Readmission Rate: 30-Day | The percentage of patients discharged from an inpatient setting who were newly admitted to the listed HHA who were subsequently readmitted to a hospital within 30 days of the first inpatient discharge; includes transfers (based on a two-year reporting period, shifted back 30 days) |
| Hospitalization Rate: Stay +30 Days | The percentage of the listed HHA's patients who were admitted to a hospital during their home health stay OR within 30 days of discharge from the HHA during the two-year reporting period. |
| HHA (Overall) Distinct Patients — 20YY Q# |
The count of distinct Medicare FFS patients treated by the selected physician group who were admitted to the listed home health agency during the identified quarter. Eight rolling quarters are displayed.
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Destinations/Sources Preview
When you click on the magnifying glass icon 
to the left of a specific home health agency's name, the Destinations/Sources preview panel for that home health agency opens. See image below.
This panel shows the top five facility and physician sources for the selected home health agency along with metrics for each source.
Despite the mention of "Destinations" in the panel name, there are no destinations listed in the panel.
Understanding the Metrics
Top 5 Facility Sources | ||
| Metric | Description | |
| Facilities - Name and NPI | The name and NPI of the source facility, as saved in the NPI registry. | |
| All HHA | HHA Patients (Inpatient/Outpatient) | The count of distinct Medicare FFS patients who were discharged from the listed facility and admitted to any HHA within 30 days after discharge during the one-year reporting period |
| Patients Coded for Home Health | The count of distinct Medicare FFS patients who were discharged from the listed facility with a discharge status code indicating a need for home health services during the one-year reporting period. | |
| Patients who received Home Health (Actual) | The count of distinct Medicare FFS patients who were discharged from the listed facility with a discharge status code indicating a need for home health services and were admitted to any HHA within 30 days after discharge during the one-year reporting period. | |
| This HHA | HHA Patients (Inpatient/Outpatient) | The count of distinct Medicare FFS patients who were discharged from the listed facility and admitted to the selected destination HHA within 30 days after discharge during the one-year reporting period |
| Patients who received Home Health (Actual) | The count of distinct Medicare FFS patients who were discharged from the listed facility with a discharge status code indicating a need for home health services and who received home health services at the selected destination HHA within 30 days after discharge during the one-year reporting period | |
| HHA ALOS | The average number of days completed at the selected destination home health agency for patients who were discharged from the listed facility and admitted to the HHA within 30 days after discharge during the one-year reporting period | |
Top 5 Physician Sources | ||
| Metric | Description | |
| Physicians - Name and NPI | The name and NPI of the source physician, as saved in the NPI registry. | |
| This HHA | HHA Patients (Overall) | The count of the listed physician's distinct patients who had claims filed for home health services at the selected destination home health agency. Includes patients seen three months prior, followed, or last claimed. |
| Followed Patients | The count of Medicare FFS patients admitted to the selected destination home health agency during the one-year reporting period where the listed physician was also the following physician. | |
| Patients 3 Months Prior | The count of distinct Medicare FFS Patients admitted to the selected destination home health who were treated by the listed physician within 3 months prior to home health admission. | |
| Last Claimed Patients | The count of distinct Medicare FFS patients admitted to the selected destination home health agency where the listed physician submitted the last claim prior to the patient's home health admission. | |
| ALOS | The average number of days the listed physician's patients spent in the selected destination home health agency for patients discharged from HHA during the one-year reporting period and treated by the physician within 3 months prior to HHA admission. | |
| ALL HHA | HHA Patients (Overall) | The count of the listed physician's distinct patients who were admitted for home health services at any home health agency. Includes patients seen three months prior, followed (by the physician on the home health claim), or last claimed (most recent physician to file a claim prior to HH care). |
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Putting the Data to Work
Find your agency in the table — and check your affiliation percentage. Sort by HHA Patients (Overall) to rank destinations by volume. Locate your agency and check your HHA Affiliation %. That number is your agency's percentage of this group's home health patients. The gap between your percentage and the top agency's percentage is the size of the opportunity.
Identify your most direct competitors. The agencies above you in the table are the ones this group currently prefers. Review their Readmission Rate and Hospitalization Rate — if your agency's clinical outcomes are stronger, you have a data-backed case to make in your next conversation with the group.
Use the quarterly trend to time your outreach. The HHA (Overall) Distinct Patients quarterly columns show whether a competitor agency's share is growing or shrinking. A competitor whose quarterly counts are declining is losing ground — that's the moment to step in with a compelling case for your agency.
Check the 3 Months Prior count to understand referral timing. A high HHA Patients: 3 Months Prior count to a competitor means that group's physicians are actively treating patients shortly before their home health admissions go elsewhere. Those are the physicians — visible on the Physicians tab — who most need a direct relationship with your agency.
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