The Home Health Care Wire
Your source for CareVoyant and industry news. November 12, 2026
Holiday Shift Coverage: Staffing PDN Cases Through Thanksgiving to New Year
Set a clear holiday premium in writing before sign-up, and confirm with payroll how it interacts with overtime. A written rotation that nurses can predict fills more holiday shifts than a bigger bonus alone. Lock the schedule four weeks before Thanksgiving, and tell every family in writing how each of their shifts is covered.
National Family Caregivers Month 2026: Home Care Guide
National Family Caregivers Month runs every November, and this year's theme is Care Connects Us. The U.S. now has 63 million family caregivers. More than half handle medical or nursing tasks, yet only about 1 in 5 has had formal training. Home care agencies are well placed to close the training, respite and coordination gaps families face.
PDN Billing Errors: 7 Reasons Claims Get Denied
Most PDN claim denials trace back to seven operational gaps: expired authorizations, EVV mismatches, wrong billing codes or modifiers, thin clinical notes, eligibility lapses, missed filing deadlines, and missing RN supervision records. Each one starts upstream of billing. Each one is preventable when scheduling, EVV, documentation, and billing run on one connected platform.
Home Healthcare Industry News
Home Health Rule: 2.4% payment update finalized for 2027
Home health agencies will see a rate increase in 2027, even though CMS finalized a temporary adjustment that will eat into the base payment rate for another year.
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