Home Health Technology
Software, devices, digital platforms, AI tools.
Definition
Home Health Technology refers to software, devices, digital platforms, AI tools, and connected technologies used to support home-based healthcare. Examples: EMRs, mobile clinical applications, remote monitoring systems, digital assessment tools, and AI-assisted documentation.
Why it matters
Technology can help agencies improve documentation, communication, clinical workflows, patient monitoring, and operational efficiency while keeping clinicians involved in patient care.
What Should I Document? 100 OASIS Situations Home Health Nurses Face Every Day
100 real OASIS scenarios, worked end to end — clinical situation, common mistake, better approach, and key takeaway. Built around OASIS-E2 (effective April 1, 2026) to turn what you assess into accurate, defensible documentation.
Listen While You Read
Conversations on documentation
Episodes from Inside Home Health that put Home Health Technology in operational context.
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OASIS-E1 vs OASIS-E2: A Complete Side-by-Side Comparison for Home Health Agencies
Wondering what changed between OASIS-E1 and OASIS-E2? OASIS-E2 is an incremental update, not a redesign. The framework, five time points, and PDGM methodology stay the same, while CMS refines Section GG, cognitive and behavioral items, SDOH, and SPADEs. This guide compares both versions side by side and gives you a transition plan and checklist.
10 Reasons Why Home Health Agencies Are Choosing WellSky (Kinnser)
Selecting an EMR is one of the most important operational decisions a home health agency makes. For more than two decades, WellSky (formerly Kinnser) has stayed a top choice because it was built specifically for home health, not adapted from hospital software. Here are 10 reasons agencies choose it, from OASIS-E and compliance to scheduling, billing, scalability, and AI integration.
Homecare Homebase vs WellSky (Kinnser) vs Axxess: Which Home Health EMR Is Best for Documentation?
Choosing a home health EMR shapes how nurses document, how fast claims go out, and how efficiently your agency runs. Homecare Homebase, WellSky (Kinnser), and Axxess all support OASIS-E and Medicare compliance, but they differ in usability, scalability, and workflow design. This guide compares all three across documentation, OASIS-E, mobile, compliance, AI, and agency size to help you choose.
Home Health Is Not What Most People Think It Is
Most people, even those who work near the industry, misunderstand what home health is. Kathy Duckett, RN, explains the bridge it was designed to be, how it differs from home care and hospice, why OASIS accuracy is everything, and where AI can genuinely help nurses.
Why Home Health Documentation Is Driving Your Best Nurses Out the Door
Home health was designed as a short-term bridge from the hospital to independence at home. Veteran nurse Kathy Duckett explains how we buried that purpose under 150+ OASIS questions, and why fixing documentation, not blaming nurses, is how agencies keep their best clinicians.