CareThreads Blog
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By reading our blog, you keep your finger on the pulse of healthcare trends. You become inspired by others’ successes. And you gain tips on how to achieve peak performance.
Stigma Grows in Silence. Healing Begins in Community: Recognizing Mental Health Awareness Month
Mark Nolte, SVP, Information Security, Hosting
Friday, May 15 | Cause Connected
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, an intentional opportunity to pause and reflect not only on mental wellbeing itself, but also on how we talk about it, how we support one another and how we show up when it matters most.
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HTI-1 Updates: What It Means for PALTC Practices
Joe Price, Regulatory Solution Strategist
Monday, May 11 | Interoperability
The new HTI-1 health certification and interoperability standards require a range of EHR adjustments for PALTC practices.
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Curbside Care: How Mobile Mental Healthcare Is Rewriting Public Health
Kevin Mallot, SVP & Managing Director, Human Services
Thursday, April 30 | Thought Leadership,EHR Solutions and Operations
The growth of mobile healthcare is now one of the more striking trends in American public health. It’s a movement quietly reshaping how communities respond to crisis, deliver preventive care and close stubborn gaps in health equity.
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Rethinking Workforce Investment, Technology and the Future of Direct Support in IDD
Danielle Ross, SVP and GM, Managed Services
Tuesday, April 28 | Human Services,Thought Leadership
At the 2025 IDD & Autism Leadership Summit, industry leaders discussed the current crisis faced by direct service providers (DSPs) on the frontline of IDD and autism care and how organizations can best support them.
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The IDD Parenting Journey Continues (Part 2)
Hayley Kuhn, Director, Financial Reporting
Wednesday, April 22 | Human Services,Thought Leadership
This article recaps the second half of my discussion with two parents at the third annual IDD Leadership Summit who shared stories of their personal advocacy journeys.
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How AI Can Transform Your Organization
Netsmart
Tuesday, April 21 | Thought Leadership
When you make AI meaningful, you’re not just creating efficiency. You enable what we call the AI trifecta.
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Envision Unlimited: Advancing Unified Care Across IDD and Behavioral Health
Tricia Zerger, Vice President, Human Services Strategy
Thursday, April 16 | Human Services,Revenue Cycle/Billing
Leadership from Envision Unlimited explains how partnership with Netsmart can help organizations strengthen workflows, support growth and improve outcomes across IDD and behavioral health services.
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The IDD Parenting Journey: The Early Days of Support, Resources and Advocacy (Part 1)
Hayley Kuhn, Director, Financial Reporting
Tuesday, April 14 | Human Services,Thought Leadership
During last year’s third annual IDD and Autism Leadership Summit, I had the privilege of being joined by two parents who each shared what that path looks like for them on a personal level.
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Redefining Field Safety: Supporting Confident, Connected Care
Lindsay Mack, Director & General Manager, Workforce Management
Monday, April 13 | Human Services,Post-Acute Care
As more services move beyond traditional facility walls, organizations are being asked to support staff in environments that are far less controlled. For many, adapting to this new reality has exposed a weakness in traditional dispatch models.
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26 Things Care at Home Leaders Need to Know in 2026
Maria Warren, VP, Post-Acute Strategy & Alignment
Monday, April 13 | Post-Acute Care,Thought Leadership
The care-at-home landscape is shifting. Dr. Steve Landers, former CEO of the National Alliance for Care at Home, unpacks what’s changing in 2026 and what leaders should be preparing for now. He shares 26 insights that are already reshaping care at home in 2026.
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Leveraging AI to Reduce Administrative Burden
Andrew Johns, Director, Transitions of Care
Wednesday, April 08 | Post-Acute Care
Post-acute intake teams often face challenges with fragmented systems and time-consuming processes. AI-powered referral intake technology has the ability to transform workflows. By streamlining intake, minimizing errors and accelerating response times, organizations can stay competitive, manage staff burnout and focus more on patient care.
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Three EVV Trends Providers and Payers Should Watch
Ivana Pedre, Senior Client Success Manager
Tuesday, March 31 | Human Services,Post-Acute Care,Thought Leadership
As Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) programs continue to mature, 2026 is shaping up to be a year where precision matters more than ever. For home health and personal care providers, as well as state agencies and managed care organizations (MCOs), EVV is no longer just about checking a compliance box. It’s about using the data EVV generates to improve service integrity, support the workforce and build trust across the care continuum.
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Why Utilization Management Is Critical to Value-Based Care and Revenue Performance in Human Services
Mykel Banks, Director, Acute Services
Wednesday, March 11 | Thought Leadership,Value-based Care
Behavioral health and human services providers face high authorization volumes, variable payer criteria and increased audit risk. Without a structured utilization management function, organizations are at risk of being reactive to denials instead of preventing them.
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How AI Makes Documentation Easier for PT Clinicians
RJ Pitlock, Solution Strategist, TheraOffice
Friday, March 06 |
Outpatient rehab and physical therapy clinicians are finding ways to save time and reduce administrative burdens around note taking with help from AI and automation.
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Why Human-Centered AI Matters in Modern ICD-10 Coding
Kayla Wormser, VP Coding and OASIS, McBee
Thursday, February 26 | Revenue Cycle/Billing
As healthcare organizations seek to maintain coding accuracy and compliance while managing productivity demands, interest in AI-supported medical coding solutions like AlphaCoding has grown rapidly.
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