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Addressing the AI Gap in Hospice and Home-Based Care Documentation

AI is transforming healthcare, but most EHR-native AI tools are either nonexistent or aren’t ready for the realities of hospice and home-based care.

According to a June 2025 report from AI-based software provider Qventus, only 2 percent of healthcare leaders believe their EHR’s AI capabilities are fully developed. 

While EHR vendors are promising future AI capabilities, leaders of hospice and palliative care agencies face urgent, daily challenges: clinician burnout, documentation backlog, and pressures to control costs while maintaining quality care. Waiting for your EHR’s roadmap to mature often means waiting years – time agencies simply don’t have. 

The Risks of Relying on Your EHR 

EHR vendors are racing to add AI, but most tools still:

  • Focus on back-end analytics rather than a point-of-care documentation
  • Remain in pilot phases or lack proven clinical workflows
  • Require disruptive integrations that slow time-to-value

For agencies under staffing pressure and regulatory scrutiny, delayed access to practical AI means heavier workloads, higher burnout, and missed opportunities for efficiency gains.

In-home health care leaders don’t need more AI hype, they need tools that improve workflows and care today.
Jon Ford, Senior Vice President - Engineering, nVoq

Why Documentation is the Strategic Starting Point

For most agencies, documentation is both the heaviest administrative burden and the biggest opportunity for improvement.

Incomplete or delayed notes can slow billing, strain QA teams, and increase compliance risk – yet EHRs alone haven’t solved these issues.

Forward-thinking agencies are adopting purpose-built AI documentation tools that layer into existing systems instead of waiting for native EHR features to catch up.


AI That Works Now

nVoq's voice-powered documentation platform is already deployable across major EHRs without costly integrations or implementation fees.

Designed for home health, hospice, and palliative care, it helps agencies:

  • Capture accurate, real-time documentation at the point of care
  • Reduce time clinicians spend typing, lowering burnout risk
  • Provide QA teams with consistent, review-ready notes
  • Deliver measurable ROI without workflow disruption

Unlike experimental tools or generic large language models, nVoq’s proven AI runs today – secure and compliant – so agencies can move forward with confidence.

In addition, nVoq doesn’t rely on generic large language models or EHR dependencies; health systems can implement it confidently with full governance, HIPAA compliance, and data transparency. 

Don’t Let Your EHR’s AI Roadmap Slow You Down

If your EHR’s AI isn’t production-ready – and the data shows that’s true for 98 percent of agencies – you still have a clear path forward.

With nVoq, you’re not limited by your EHR’s development timeline or integration barriers. Our solutions work across leading platforms, giving agencies the flexibility to adopt AI on their terms – not their vendor’s.

Start where it matters most: documentation.

Start with AI that’s proven to lighten the documentation load for clinicians and protect revenue.