The Home Health Care Wire
Your source for CareVoyant and industry news. September 17, 2026
Caregivers Often See It First: How Home Care Agencies Support Earlier Dementia Diagnosis
Only about 8% of expected mild cognitive impairment cases are diagnosed in Medicare primary care, because a fifteen minute office visit cannot see what happens at home. The caregiver who is in that home twelve hours a week can. What follows is what to observe, how to document it within scope, and how to get it in front of a physician.
10 Reasons Home Care Agencies Should Move to a Cloud-Based Software Solution
Cloud-based home care software lets agencies cut IT overhead, meet HIPAA and EVV obligations across multiple states, keep field staff working during outages, and respond to payer audits without digging through local servers. For agencies operating in more than one state or across more than one service line, the cloud is now the practical baseline rather than an upgrade.
eMAR & eTAR for Private Duty Nursing: From the Point of Care to the Claim
CareVoyant's eMAR and eTAR keep medication and treatment records intact from the point of care through to the claim, including in homes with no cellular signal. EVV and billing run off the same record rather than a separate export, so clinical accuracy and reimbursement accuracy stop being separate problems.
Home Healthcare Industry News
CMS continues to evaluate impact of moratorium, agency tells Alliance
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services continues to evaluate the impact of the moratorium, it told the National Alliance for Care at Home Monday. The development comes around 60 days in advance of the moratorium’s scheduled ending — the time when officials said they would indicate whether they will extend the moratorium.
Home Health Workforce Adds 11,000 Jobs In August
Overall healthcare employment saw the addition of 13,000 jobs in August, according to the department. While the industry’s workforce continued to trend upward, growth was slower than the average monthly gain of 32,000 jobs recorded during the previous 12 months.
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