DecisionHealth's 2026 Home Health Outlook & Strategy Survey

The Stakes are High: Share your strategy for 2026

>>Home health leaders, share the top budgeting and operational considerations your agency is making to navigate payment cuts, compliance hurdles and staffing challenges. As a thank you, we'll share our 2026 Regulatory Calendar, with the key dates you'll need to know for compliance next year. You'll also receive a copy of Home Health Line's 2026 Forward Strategy issue — with top survey findings and expert tips.

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* 1. Which of the following do you expect to have the biggest impact on your home health operations and finances in 2026? (Choose the top 3)

Recruiting and retaining quality clinicians

CMS payment cuts

Medicare Advantage operations

Home Health Value-Based Purchasing

Survey prep and CoPs compliance

Pre-claim and post-payment documentation reviews

Adoption of AI and other new technology

Medicaid cuts

Inflation/rising costs

Other (please explain)

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* 2. How do you expect your home health revenue to change in 2026 when compared to 2025?

Increase

Decrease

Stay the same

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* 3. What do you see as your agency's biggest opportunity for growth in 2026? (Choose the top 3)

OASIS accuracy

Employee retention

Value-based reimbursement

Employee education

MA, managed care, other alternative payors

New technology adoption

Expanding service area

Improving marketing efforts

Specialty programs

New service lines (hospice, private duty, etc.)

Other (please explain)

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* 4. For each of the following budget items, do you plan to spend more, less or the same amount this upcoming year?

	Spend more	Spend less	No change
Sales/marketing	Sales/marketing Spend more	Sales/marketing Spend less	Sales/marketing No change
Technology	Technology Spend more	Technology Spend less	Technology No change
Staff education	Staff education Spend more	Staff education Spend less	Staff education No change
Recruitment and retention	Recruitment and retention Spend more	Recruitment and retention Spend less	Recruitment and retention No change
Documentation & QA	Documentation & QA Spend more	Documentation & QA Spend less	Documentation & QA No change
Building MA business	Building MA business Spend more	Building MA business Spend less	Building MA business No change
Scheduling/intake	Scheduling/intake Spend more	Scheduling/intake Spend less	Scheduling/intake No change

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* 5. What is the most successful step your agency has taken to recruit or retain qualified staff?

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* 6. What changes have you made to your agency in the past year to improve efficiency? (Select all that apply)

Process improvements in intake or scheduling

Automated tasks or outsourced responsibilities

New EMR or other technology changes

Changes to patient visits/clinician workflow

Internal audits, QA reviews or other compliance efforts (including physician/clinician education)

Process changes at recertification, discharge and post-discharge

Other (please specify)

None of the above

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* 7. What change has made the MOST difference in improving efficiency in your agency operations?

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* 8. Which of the following quality measures will be a focus for improvement in 2026?

Potentially preventable hospitalization

Patient satisfaction

Management of oral medications

Discharge function

Improvement in dyspnea

Timely initiation care

Discharge to community

Reduction in falls

Other (please specify)

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* 9. When working with Medicare Advantage and other payors, what has been your biggest challenge?

Timely payment

Prior authorization

Claim denials

Negotiating competitive rates

Sharing quality and outcomes information

Other (please explain)

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* 10. How is your agency currently using AI or automation?

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* 11. Thank you for participating! Please provide your name and email address below so we can send you our 2026 regulatory calendar and our special issue of Home Health Line with top survey results and analysis.

Information provided here will NOT be shared.

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* 1. Which of the following do you expect to have the biggest impact on your home health operations and finances in 2026? (Choose the top 3)

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* 2. How do you expect your home health revenue to change in 2026 when compared to 2025?

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* 3. What do you see as your agency's biggest opportunity for growth in 2026? (Choose the top 3)

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* 4. For each of the following budget items, do you plan to spend more, less or the same amount this upcoming year?

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* 5. What is the most successful step your agency has taken to recruit or retain qualified staff?

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* 6. What changes have you made to your agency in the past year to improve efficiency? (Select all that apply)

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* 7. What change has made the MOST difference in improving efficiency in your agency operations?

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* 8. Which of the following quality measures will be a focus for improvement in 2026?

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* 9. When working with Medicare Advantage and other payors, what has been your biggest challenge?

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* 10. How is your agency currently using AI or automation?

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* 11. Thank you for participating! Please provide your name and email address below so we can send you our 2026 regulatory calendar and our special issue of Home Health Line with top survey results and analysis.Information provided here will NOT be shared.

* 11. Thank you for participating! Please provide your name and email address below so we can send you our 2026 regulatory calendar and our special issue of Home Health Line with top survey results and analysis.

Information provided here will NOT be shared.