The Home Health Care Wire
Your source for CareVoyant and industry news. July 24, 2025
How to Choose the Right EVV Software
As of January 1, 2024, 80% of states have fully implemented Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) solutions for Personal Care Services. Quite a few states also require EVV for Skilled Home Health Care Services. Home Care Agencies providing Home and Community-Based Services face many challenges in implementing EVV solutions to meet CURES Act requirements.
Home Care Agencies should take a holistic approach in finding the right Home Care Software partner to implement EVV rather the settling for the solutions provided by the state or managed care providers. Taking an integrated approach will improve your agency's operational efficiency and bottom line.
Accurate documentation helps improve scores on Home Health Compare and Star Ratings, which patients and families use to evaluate agencies. Without the right processes and tools, maintaining accurate OASIS documentation becomes a costly challenge.
Discover expert tips and best practices for accurate OASIS documentation to improve compliance, outcomes, and Medicare reimbursement in home health.
Caregivers, nurses, and office staff often work across various locations and shifts, which makes real-time, accurate communication a challenge. When information falls through the cracks, the consequences can be serious: missed visits, medication errors, frustrated families, and burned-out staff.
The good news? With the right strategies and home care communication software, agencies can bridge these gaps. Read on to explore proven techniques to streamline communication, enhance team collaboration, and improve outcomes for both patients and staff.
Home Healthcare Industry News
New legislation would tighten joint-employer definition, benefitting home care franchises
The Save Local Business Act would change the NLRB’s definition of joint employers to include only those that “directly, actually, and immediately exercises significant control” over the workers employed by franchise locations.
Study finds older adults with hypertension show poor adherence to lifestyle recommendations
These findings suggest that improving lifestyle adherence in older hypertensive patients will likely require more tailored approaches than are currently used, according to study authors.
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