Under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, paying remuneration in exchange for Medicare or Medicaid referrals is prohibited. HealthsDriven structures all referral relationships in full compliance with the Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, and applicable state laws. We charge agencies a management and consulting fee for our partnership services — not a per-referral fee — and every arrangement is designed to protect your agency from regulatory risk.

We verify licensure, Medicare and Medicaid enrollment status, accreditation where applicable, and operational history for every referral source in our network. We also assess cultural fit, referral volume capacity, and patient population alignment to ensure each partner is genuinely right for your agency — not just geographically available. You receive a full summary of each source before any introduction is made.

Yes. We have experience building referral pipelines in rural and frontier markets where traditional referral channels are less dense. In these markets we lean more heavily on physician office relationships, critical access hospitals, federally qualified health centers, and community health workers — sources that are often underutilized by competing agencies.

Most agencies receive their first referral partner introductions within 2–4 weeks of onboarding. Actual patient referral volume typically begins within 30–60 days and grows steadily over 60–90 days as relationships mature. The timeline varies by care setting, market density, and how quickly your agency's intake team responds to referrals.

Absolutely. Many of our clients operate multiple care lines — for example, a parent organization running both a hospice agency and an assisted living community. We build coordinated referral strategies across all service lines, ensuring referral sources understand the full scope of your organization's capabilities and can direct patients to the right care setting at the right time.