The Truth About AI in Home Health: What’s Hype, What’s Real, and What to Do Next
In this episode of Home Health Revealed, Hannah Vale sits down with Ethan from Flychain to talk about the truth behind AI in home health and hospice, and why agencies are feeling both excitement and uncertainty about what automation really means for the future of the industry. They discuss how AI is already being used […]
The Future of Home Health: Policy Pressure, Workforce Challenges, and the Fight for Patient Access
In this episode of Home Health Revealed, Hannah Vale sits down with Alex Hartzman, Vice President of Research & Analytics at the National Alliance for Care at Home and Head of Operations at the Research Institute for Home Care, to discuss the policy, payment, and workforce trends shaping the future of home health. They explore […]
From Hospital to Home: Building Better Heart Failure Outcomes Through AHA Certification
In this episode of Home Health Revealed, Hannah Vale sits down with Kyle Lavergne, nurse practitioner, home health leader, and chairman of the American Heart Association Home Health Heart Failure Certification Committee, to discuss how AHA certification is helping agencies improve outcomes across the continuum of care. They break down why heart failure requires coordination […]
Comfort Over Cure: The Hospice Mindset Shift in Leadership, Documentation, and Compliance
In hospice, everything starts with philosophy, but documentation and compliance determine sustainability. In this episode, we’re joined by Deanna Heath of KanTime to discuss the critical mindset shift from cure-focused care to comfort-focused care, and what that means for hospice leadership, documentation, and regulatory compliance. As CMS oversight increases and the HOPE tool, audit scrutiny, […]
Your Voice Matters: Hospice Advocacy and Quality Compliance with Dr. Lauren Templeton
In this episode of Home Health Revealed, host Hannah Vale sits down with hospice physician and national educator Dr. Lauren Templeton to unpack why every hospice and home health professional’s voice matters in advocacy, quality, and compliance. Drawing on her work with the Pennant Group, Weatherbee Resources, and national organizations, Dr. Templeton shares practical ways […]
Heart on the Doorstep: How an Ohio Community College, Local Home Health Agency, and Ride-Alongs Are Growing the Home Health Workforce
What really happens when a nurse walks through a patient’s front door instead of a hospital doorway? In this episode of Home Health Revealed, host Hannah Vale heads into the field with home health nurses in snowy Northeast Ohio and then sits down with leaders from Lorain County Community College and the Ohio Council for […]
Doing More with Less: Compliance, Education, and Support from ACHC
In this episode, Hannah Vale is joined by Lisa Meadows, Senior Manager, Survey Operations, at ACHC (Accreditation Commission for Health Care), for a timely conversation on how home health agencies can stay compliant while operating with smaller margins and fewer resources. Hannah discusses the new partnership and product certification for Velocity. Lisa shares how ACHC […]
Beyond the Noise: Workforce, Technology, and the Reality of Home Health Cuts with Jonathan Fleece and Mike Quinn
In this power punching episode, we sat down with Jonathan Fleece of Empath Health for a timely and important conversation. When we recorded this episode, the home health Final Rule had not yet been released, but the insights shared remain highly relevant now that it is public. While the proposed 9% cut would have been […]
Culture Worth Staying For: Inside Capitol Health’s Employee Retention Strategy
In this episode of Home Health Revealed, host Hannah Vale and co-host Ethan Schwarzbach from FlyChain are joined by Kara Cox from Capitol Home Health for one of the most eye-opening conversations of the year. Kara shares a retention strategy almost no one in home health is talking about: quarterly employee bonuses. Yes, bonuses! In […]
Building a Texas Hospice: The Power of the Pivot with Lindsay William
In this episode of Home Health Revealed, hosts Hannah Vale and Joe Russell sit down with Lindsay Williams, founder of Four Pillars Hospice in Texas, for a truly powerful conversation on what it truly takes to open and grow a hospice agency today. Lindsay shares her journey launching a hospice while navigating the realities of […]