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...
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When the EMR Isn’t Enough, Clinical...
For many clinicians, electronic medical records (EMR) have made their workflows more efficient and...
7 Workflow Automation Upgrades for Home...
For home health agencies, working with inefficient or outdated software can make your job...
Are SNFs Considered Post-Acute Care?
For older adults managing chronic health conditions or younger people managing serious illnesses or...