The Home Health Care Wire
Your source for CareVoyant and industry news. March 19, 2025
Benefits of Effective Care Planning in Home Health Care
A well-developed care plan will keep all disciplines providing care to a patient on the same page. Care plans are dynamic documents that will change during care. It should provide a current, consolidated view of the care plan to the caregiver at any time.
Effective care planning can ensure home health care agencies meet regulatory requirements, provide high-quality care, and improve patient and employee satisfaction. Home health care agencies can leverage home care software to improve their care planning processes.
For a multitude of reasons, hiring and retaining caregivers is still an industry-wide challenge. Home care agencies rely heavily on their current employees to maintain healthy operations. This leads to a delicate balance: prioritizing care continuity while efficiently managing overtime.
Agencies are pushed to optimize caregiver utilization to maintain high-quality service. Home care software with integrated intake, authorization, scheduling, billing, and payroll can help home care agencies efficiently manage overtime and shift differentials.
In February 2025, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), Arizona’s state Medicaid agency, announced EVV 2.0, marking a major shift in Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) compliance. With the expiration of its contract with Sandata, AHCCCS is developing an in-house EVV aggregator, set to launch on October 1, 2025.
While Arizona's EVV data aggregation is changing, CareVoyant remains ready. Our EVV software seamlessly integrates intake, authorizations, scheduling, and billing, reducing data errors and claim rejections. Plus, CareVoyant interfaces with all state-designated EVV aggregators, providing one platform to manage Arizona home care EVV compliance.
Home Healthcare Industry News
Fixing A ‘Badly Broken Medical System’: Home Care Leaders Testify Before Congress On Post-Acute Care
Empath President and CEO Jonathan Fleece and Dr. Dana Madison, owner of BSA Compassion Home Care, were among the speakers.
Older adults may need to shift blood sugar targets, research suggests
Overcontrolling blood sugar in older adults with diabetes may put them at risk for hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar.
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