The Home Health Care Wire
Your source for CareVoyant and industry news. March 26, 2026
One Platform for Smarter Care Planning: How CareVoyant Elevates Patient Care
From initial assessment to ongoing documentation and compliance reporting, CareVoyant transforms care planning into a dynamic, yet streamlined process — ultimately improving both patient outcomes and operational performance.
OASIS-E2 in 2026: What Home Health Agencies Need to Know
Effective April 1, 2026, OASIS-E2 introduces targeted updates including the transition to Patient Sex (A0810), refined Transportation (A1255) tracking, and the expansion of Hearing, Vision, and Language assessments to the Resumption of Care (ROC) time point to ensure cross-setting compliance and more accurate patient risk profiles.
Patient Safety Awareness Month: Essential Home Care Safety Practices for Protecting Clients at Home
Simple safety practices like fall prevention, medication management, infection control, and clear communication can significantly reduce risks in home care. By combining caregiver training with the right technology, agencies can improve patient safety while supporting independence at home.
Home Healthcare Industry News
Administrative Simplification; Adoption of Standards for Health Care Claims Attachments Transactions and Electronic Signatures Final Rule CMS-0053-F
Standards for health care claims attachments, the secure electronic exchange of health care claims-related supporting clinical documentation, and electronic signatures to ensure health care claims attachment transactions are secure, authenticated, and compliant with federal standards.
How 2026 will redefine home healthcare’s role in behavioral health
The future of home healthcare will be shaped by deeper behavioral health integration, stronger payer partnerships, and shared accountability for patient outcomes. Providers who move decisively will help define the next phase of the sector.
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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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