Physician Orders in Home Health and...
Ask any hospice surveyor what they find most often. The answer is almost always the same: unsigned...
FY 2026 Hospice Payment Rate: What the...
CMS finalized a 2.6% hospice payment increase for FY 2026, effective October 1, 2025. On paper,...
The Complete Hospice Documentation...
Hospice documentation has always been high-stakes. A missing certification, an unsigned order, an...
HOPE Tool in 2026: What Hospice Agencies...
The HOPE Tool replaced the Hospice Item Set on October 1, 2025. Six months later, agencies are...
CY 2026 Home Health Final Rule: What the...
The headline was a 1.3% net payment cut for home health in 2026, down from the proposed 6.4%...
OASIS-E2: What Changed on April 1 and What...
CMS implemented OASIS-E2 on April 1, 2026. The changes are mostly technical. But if your clinicians...
Resend. Chase. Repeat. The Real Cost of...
When a field nurse hits send on a medication order, the expectation is simple: the task is done....
Why Field Documentation Delays Slow Home...
Every day, your field team submits notes after a visit and moves on. The work feels done. But...
Hospice Documentation Best Practices for...
Documentation is the foundation of everything in hospice care. It supports your billing, drives...