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Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)
Home Health Revealed brings you real stories from real industry leaders about all things related to home health, palliative, and hospice care. From staffing to technology, agency start-ups to scaling and growing an agency. It's the patients that deserve the best care and we want to help our listeners get there.
Episodes
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)138: The 2027 Home Health Final Rule, Made Simple
CMS released the CY 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System final rule on November 4, 2026, and it runs 447 pages. In this episode of Home Health Revealed…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)137: California RCD: What Home Health Agencies Need to Know
California is next for the Review Choice Demonstration (RCD). On November 2, 2026, CMS announced plans to expand RCD to California home health agencies. In…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)136: Keep It Simple: Tech Built for Field Clinicians | Alliance 2026
What should home health agencies look for when they choose software and AI tools for clinicians in the field? An agency owner and a nurse practitioner who runs…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)135: Family-Owned Home Health Leadership with Capitol Home Health | Alliance 2026
How does a family-owned home health agency keep its clinicians, use its data, and stay transparent from leadership to the field? Two RN administrators from…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)134: AI in Home Health: Beyond the Buzz
Everyone is talking about AI, but what does it actually look like inside an agency? In this episode of Home Health Revealed, Hannah Vale sits down with John…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)133: Compliance Blind Spots That Put Your Agency at Risk
Good intentions don’t eliminate compliance risk. Could your agency be overlooking something that puts its future at stake? In this episode of Home Health…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)132: Beyond Donuts: How to Build Referral Relationships that Last
A box of donuts might be remembered for a day. A referral relationship takes a lot more work. In this episode of Home Health Revealed, Hannah Vale talks with…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)131: Your Managed Care Contract Called: It Wants a Raise
Your managed care contract called. It might be time for a raise. In this episode, Hannah is joined by Joe Russell, founder and CEO of YieldHealth, to unpack…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)130: Is Your Organization Sick? Discover the Corporate C.U.R.E.S. with Chris Taylor
What is the biggest problems inside your organization aren't the ones you can see? In this episode of Home Health Revealed, Hannah Vale sits down with Chris…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)129: Hospice Under the Microscope: Are You Ready for the Audit?
Hospice providers are facing more scrutiny than ever—and audit readiness can no longer be treated as an occasional compliance project. In this episode, Hannah…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)128: Palliative Care: Healthcare’s Overlooked Middle Child May Finally Get Its Moment
Palliative care has been hanging out in the gray area of healthcare for a long time. CMS may finally be ready to do something about it. In this episode of Home…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Age-Friendly Care: Looking Beyond the Diagnosis
Every patient has a different definition of what matters most. The challenge is making sure their care reflects it. In this episode of Home Health Revealed…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Sicker Patients, Smarter Strategy: Navigating High-Acuity Home Health with Rachel Trombly of Mosai
Patients are coming home from the hospital sooner, sicker, and with more complex needs than ever before. For home health agencies, that shift is changing…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Moratorium Mode: CMS Freeze on Home Health & Hospice Enrollment
In this episode, we break down the CMS nationwide six-month moratorium on new home health agency and hospice Medicare enrollments—effective May 13, 2026—and…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Profit Cycle Management: The Next Evolution of Financial Leadership in Home Health
Revenue cycle management has long been a cornerstone of financial success in home health, but what if there was a way to connect revenue, capacity, margin, and…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Creating Confidence in Dementia Care
Dementia care requires more than clinical expertise, it requires understanding, patience, and the right approach. In this episode of Home Health Revealed, we…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Growth, Grit, and Scaling Success
What does it take to grow a home health and hospice organization from a startup into a thriving, multi-location agency? In this episode of Home Health…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Demystifying Home Health Value-Based Purchasing
Home health value-based purchasing continues to be one of the most important topics shaping agency performance, reimbursement, and patient outcomes. In this…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Inside Home Health Operations: The "Hope Desk"
In this episode of Home Health Revealed, we sit down with Hope Mulliken, Help Desk Coordinator at the Ohio Council for Home Care and Hospice (OCHCH), to talk…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Connecting Care Across the Patient Journey
In this episode of Home Health Revealed, we sit down with Victoria Barkin, Regional Director of Operations for Home Health at National Church Residences, to…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Building While You’re in the Air: The Reality of Starting a Home Care Agency from Scratch
In this episode of Home Health Revealed, we sit down with Mecca Abdul-Aziz, owner of E&M Home Care in Columbus, Ohio, to hear the real story behind building a…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Growth, Cash Flow & Culture: Inside a Home Health Acquisition
In this episode of Home Health Revealed, we sit down with Jessica Mandrell, owner of Lifesaver Healthcare, to talk through what it really looks like to step…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)The Temperature of Home Health and Hospice in Ohio
What’s really happening in home health and hospice right now? A look at Ohio tells the story. In this episode,Lisa VonLehmden from Ohio Council for Home Care…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)The Evolution of Home Health Documentation: Closing the Gap Between Care and Cash
Documentation in home health has always been essential, but it hasn’t always supported clinicians and agencies in the way it needs to. In this episode of Home…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)What Surveyors are Really Looking For: The Top 5 Deficiencies Explained
When a surveyor walks through your doors, what are they really looking for? In this episode of Home Health Revealed, we sit down with Becky Tolson from ACHC to…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Where Revenue Cycle Meets Profitability
In this episode of Home Health Revealed, we sit down with Alexander Shekaroff from Fin Health, Inc. to explore the emerging concept of profit cycle…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Pit Stops vs Lifelong Care in Home Health
In this episode of Home Health Revealed, we sit down with Jeremy Collier of the Ohio Council for Home Care and Hospice to explore how home health and hospice…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Bull Rider Turned EMR Hype Man
In this episode of Home Health Revealed, recorded live at the OCHCH Spring Financial Conference, we sit down with Gavin Michel from KanTime for a conversation…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)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…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)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 Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)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…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)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…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)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…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)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…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)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…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)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 Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)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…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)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…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Home Health Revealed Episode 100: Conversations That Changed the Game
Join us for a milestone celebration of Home Health Revealed by HealthRev Partners—our 100th episode! Reflect on four transformative years in home health…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)The 2026 Home Health Final Rule: What It Really Means for Your Agency
Explore the essential updates from the official CMS Fact Sheet on the 2026 Home Health Final Rule in this episode of Home Health Revealed, hosted by Hannah…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Quality in Home Health: Bridging Care & Compliance, featuring Nina Del Grande, Addus
In this episode, we welcome Nina Del Grande, Director of Quality- Home Health at Addus HomeCare, for an insightful discussion on why quality is the hearbeat of…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Why Advocacy Matters in Home Health | Featuring Mike Sokoloski, Hearts for Home Care (Bayada)
In this episode of Home Health Revealed, we sit down with Mike Sokoloski, Director, Grassroots Advocacy at BAYADA Home Health Care to discuss one of the most…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Beyond the Patient: Nicole Hoesing from Chadron Hospice on Caring for Families Through and After Loss
In this episode, recorded on site at the 2025 Alliance annual conference, Nicole Hoesing from Chadron Hospice opens up about the true impact of hospice care…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Popcorn, Partnerships, and People: Building Real Relationships in the Post Acute Industry
In this poppin' Alliance conference episode, Hannah Vale sits down with Jil Schexnayder from Kantime and Ashley Franciol with Complete Home Health to talk all…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)No Time to Waste: Quality, Compliance, and Person-Centered Care (feat. Natalie McNeal) Co-hosted with Jess Chew of Trella Health
This Alliance conference episode wastes no time in diving in to what defines excellence in hospice and palliative care. Co-hosted with Jess Chew from Trella…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Good Ideas Start with Listening: Miguel Aquino Live from New Orleans
This Alliance conference episode brings big insights and even bigger New Orleans energy. Hannah Vale catches up with Miguel Aquino from Careficient to discuss…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)We Interrupt This Program for Cowboys Trivia (feat. Jack Bell)
We're calling a timeout from home health to bring you something unexpected- a full on Dallas Cowboys trivia showdown with Jack Bell from Trella Health…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)From the Field: How Collaboration and Tech Shape Rural Home Health with Carol Weir
In this Alliance Conference conversation, Hannah Vale from HealthRev Partners and Bobbi Heimsoth from Careficient talk with Carol Weir, a dedicated clinician…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)The Smart Move: Why Top Agencies Outsource Billing and What Matters Most to the HealthRev Team
In this kick off episode from the Alliance Conference Series, the HealthRev Partners team dives into one of the most important decisions a home health agency…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Leadership, Change, and the HOPE Assessment in Hospice Care With Demetress Harrell
Host Hannah Vale sits down with Demetress Harrell—CEO of Hospice in the Pines, Board Chair of the Texas New Mexico Hospice Organization, National Organization…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Investing in People: Melissa Battistella of Cadre Hospice on RCM, Leadership, and Lasting Change
For our final Live from the Alliance Conference episode of Home Health Revealed, Hannah Vale and Sara Nigro close out the series with an incredible…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Building from the Ground Up: Jake Panowicz on Launching Haven Hospice
In this episode of Home Health Revealed: Live from the Alliance Conference, hosts Sara Nigro and Hannah Vale sit down with Jake Panowicz of Haven Hospice…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Prepare Now! Simplify Your Home Health Agency’s 2026 Survival—with FinHealth Score & Action Strategies
In this episode of Home Health Revealed, host Hannah Vale welcomes back Victoria Kuklina, of FinHealth, for Part Two: an actionable guide to what home health…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Medicare Rate Cuts 2026: How Home Health Leaders Can Survive HHPPS Challenges | w/ Victoria Kuklina
In this episode of Home Health Revealed, host Hannah Vale welcomes Victoria Kuklina, former CFO of Pinnacle and co-founder of FinHealth, for a deep dive into…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Driving Value: Katrina Reese of Enterprise Fleet Management on Supporting Home Health Teams
In this episode of Home Health Revealed: Live from the Alliance Conference, host Sara Nigro sits down with Katrina Reese of Enterprise Fleet Management to talk…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Inside the Whale: Wisdom from Demetress Harrell of Hospice of the Pine
In this episode of Home Health Revealed: Live from the Alliance Financial Management Conference, host Sara Nigro is joined by Demetress Harrell, Founder and…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Deep Dish and Real Talk: Kristina Senna of Faith Home Health
Home Health Revealed went on the road! During the Alliance conference, we grabbed the mics, hit “record,” and brought the conversations straight to you—uncut…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Real Heroes of Home Care with The Davis Brothers of Patriot at Home
Join Hannah Vale in this special Heroes of HomeCare episode of Home Health Revealed, featuring Greg Davis and Sean Davis from Patriot at Home, a leading home…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Real Heroes of Home Care Ep. 1 with Mary Palmer
This special series of Home Health Revealed is sponsored by the Ohio Council for Home Care and Hospice and honors the real heroes of home care. Through these…
Home Health Revealed (+Palliative and Hospice)Scaling Smart: Centralizing Post-Acute Agencies with CallMax Solutions
Are you a home health, hospice, or post-acute care agency owner looking to grow your business without burning out? In this episode of Home Health Revealed…