OASIS-E2 Changes 2026: Home Health Care Software Guide

The Home Health Care Wire 

Your source for CareVoyant and industry news. March 5, 2026

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.

EVV Software for Homecare: Myths, Facts & Compliance Benefits
EVV is more than a compliance checkbox. It helps to prevent fraud, streamline operations, and improve care quality. Understanding myths vs. realities empowers home care providers, agencies, and caregivers to adopt EVV with confidence.

Maximize Efficiency with HCBS Software for 80/20 Shift
The 80/20 shift requires agencies to allocate 80% of funds to direct care and only 20% to overhead. Early action through lean processes, integrated software, and workforce investment ensures compliance, operational efficiency, and long-term resilience for HCBS providers.


Home Healthcare Industry News

In first month on job, CEO Sheets lays out plans for Alliance: ‘It’s rates and workforce’
It was fitting that on day one of her new role as CEO of the National Alliance for Care at Home last month, Jennifer Sheets was on a plane to a conference in Florida to speak about home care. While she was tapped to head the association only days earlier following the resignation of Steve Landers, MD, MPH, she was already off to a racing start.

The Exit Question Home Care Founders Avoid—And Why It’s Costing Them Options
For many home care founders, exit planning feels like something to think about later. The day-to-day realities of staffing, compliance, referrals and client care leave little room for conversations about what comes next. As long as the business is running, the assumption is that there will be time to plan when the moment arrives. But in home care, the exit you don’t plan for is often the one that costs you the most.


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