CMS’s final rule for the 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System may offer a modest rate increase on paper, but for many agencies, it won’t be enough to offset rising operational costs. As reimbursement tightens, home health leaders are facing a familiar question: How do we deliver high-quality care with fewer resources?
At nVoq, we believe innovation is the answer. Specifically, innovation rooted in the real, day-to-day challenges clinicians face in the field.
The Financial Landscape: A Brief Overview
CMS announced a 2.2% payment rate increase for CY 2025, but due to behavioral adjustments and wage index budget neutrality, the net increase is closer to 0.5% for most agencies.1 In today’s economy, that leaves little room for error—or inefficiency.
With reimbursement flatlining and costs climbing, agencies must look internally for savings. And one of the biggest hidden costs? Time lost to documentation.
The Real Cost of Documentation Overload
Home health clinicians spend hours each week documenting care—often after hours, often under pressure. That’s not just a burnout risk; it’s a productivity drain and a workflow bottleneck.
Agencies need solutions that:
- Reduce time spent on documentation
- Improve accuracy and compliance
- Work across devices and EHR platforms
- Empower clinicians, not burden them
Voice-powered solutions are here to stay. We’ve seen positive data trends since implementation, and we’ve now made it mandatory for our staff. Clinicians expect these tools, and agencies that fail to adopt them risk falling behind.
The Innovation That Changes the Game: nVoq’s Voice-Powered Tools
Mobile Voice + Note Assist were built for exactly this moment—when doing more with less isn’t a choice, it’s a necessity.
Mobile Voice:
Clinicians can dictate their notes securely and accurately from anywhere—during visits, parked in the car, or between patients. This real-time voice input eliminates hours of typing and supports more natural documentation.
Note Assist:
Customizable, real-time prompts allows documentation to meet clinical and compliance standards—reducing rework and QA time.
Together, these tools help agencies save time, reduce operational friction, and make the most of every reimbursement dollar.
Operational Efficiency Is the New Margin Strategy
Innovation isn’t about adding new technology for the sake of it—it’s about solving the right problems.
With nVoq, documentation becomes a strategic advantage. Our tools reduce waste, support compliance, and give clinicians back time that can be reinvested in patient care.
What’s Next?
nVoq is continuing to evolve in response to your challenges. In our upcoming Innovation Webinar, we will preview what’s ahead for voice-powered solutions in post-acute care.
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1. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CY 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Fact Sheet. Published June 2024. Available at: https://www.cms.gov