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Staff In-Service Training Requirements for Home Health and Hospice

Key Takeaways Aides need at least 12 hours of in-service training every 12-month period, plus a competency re-evaluation at least every 12 months, under 42 CFR 484.80 and 42 CFR 418.76. Initial aide training is at least 75 hours, including 16 hours...

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California HHA Licensing Just Changed: What AFL 26-28 Means for Your Agency

Most agencies read "licensing moratorium" and move on. If you're not opening a new agency, it doesn't apply to you. Right? Not this time. CDPH issued...

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Two California Hospice Changes Hitting in September: What Your Team Needs to Know

Surveyors don't call ahead, and neither does a regulatory deadline. Two operational changes are landing on California hospice providers right now....

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How to Keep Policies Updated Across Multiple Locations Without Chaos

To keep policies updated across multiple locations, agencies need one central source of truth, clear ownership for every policy, version control that...

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Webinar Recording: What Home Health Agencies Should Actually Be Asking AI Vendors

Most agencies aren't asking whether they should use AI anymore. It's already in the marketplace and already in post-acute workflows. The real...

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Policy and Procedure Management in Healthcare: Why PDFs Fail During Surveys

Key Takeaways Modern policy and procedure management in healthcare requires a structured policy lifecycle, not just document storage, to stay...

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Two Kinds of AI. Only One of Them Protects Your Revenue.

Most home health and hospice leaders know they need AI somewhere in their documentation workflow. Fewer have asked the harder question: which kind of...

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Webinar Recording: Executive Strategies for Leading Quality Across Multi-Site Organizations

Most organizations aren't short on data. Reports, audits, dashboards, and compliance activity are already happening across every location. The harder...

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New Hospice Telehealth Billing Rule: Why Getting G0679 Right Protects You from More Than a Denied Claim

Starting January 1, 2027, hospices that use telecommunications technology to conduct a face-to-face encounter for recertification will need to report...

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What to Audit Before a Survey (Clinical, HR, and Operational)

Key Takeaways Survey readiness is a daily discipline, not a seasonal project. A hospice accreditation survey can review up to three years of records....

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