The Home Health Care Wire
Your source for CareVoyant and industry news. August 27, 2026
Prevent Overscheduling & Expired Authorizations in Home Care
Overscheduling past approved units and letting authorizations lapse are the two most preventable causes of denied claims in home care. Both are timing problems, not effort problems. Set utilization alerts at 80 percent of approved units, set expiration alerts 30 to 45 days before the span end date, validate every booking against the authorization at the moment of scheduling, and route each alert to the role who can act on it. Review your thresholds quarterly against payer rules.
Scheduling Software for Home Healthcare Agencies
CareVoyant manages overtime, shift differential, and split schedules efficiently under one employee for multiple services. Scheduling processes become efficient for Home Care Agencies by enabling them to publish schedules, shift offers, and open shifts using the employee portal. CareVoyant keeps you in compliance by proactively detecting exceptions at the time of scheduling, leading to a reduction in non-billable time.
Top Recruitment Trends Shaping the Future of Home Health Agencies in 2026
Home health has the largest workforce in the country yet caregiver turnover still runs at 75%, so recruitment is now a retention problem. Flexible staffing, gig-style scheduling, and data-driven hiring are the levers pulling ahead of the shortage. Build your value proposition around the whole caregiver experience, not just the wage.
Home Healthcare Industry News
With knowledge of palliative care, people likely to choose end-of-life care at home
However, individuals with misunderstanding about palliative care, such as the belief that it hastens death, were more likely to express a preference for hospital care or nursing home care. This highlights the need for better public health education about the purpose of palliative care and different care options, the research found.
Fix the first step: Strategies for slashing denials and accelerating cash flow
Eligibility verification is a critical way for providers to ensure they’ll get paid for the patients they’re admitting, even in a world of shifting referral strategies. It’s not enough to assume the referral source is reviewing insurance information, needed prior authorizations or information on deductibles and co-pays, a trio of reimbursement experts said Tuesday.
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CareVoyant is a leading provider of cloud-based integrated enterprise-scale home health care software that can support all home-based services under ONE Software, ONE Patient, and ONE Employee, making it a Single System of Record. We support all home based services, including Home Care, Private Duty Nursing, Private Duty Non-Medical, Home and Community Based Services (HCBS), Home Health, Pediatric Home Care, and Outpatient Therapy at Home.
CareVoyant functions – Intake, Authorization Management, Scheduling, Clinical with Mobile options, eMAR/eTAR, Electronic Visit Verification (EVV), Billing/AR, Secure Messaging, Notification, Reporting, and Dashboards – streamline workflow, meet regulatory requirements, improve quality of care, optimize reimbursement, improve operational efficiency and agency bottom line.
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