The Title 22 EMR Dilemma: Why “Act Now, Sign Later” Creates Audit Risk in California

California Title 22 hospice workflow showing a proposed plan-of-care modification, written physician approval, and activation.

California did not ban verbal physician communication. It changed when a proposed modification to an existing hospice plan of care may become active. Written by Ramon Sanchez, Founder & CEO of HospiceWorks | Published July 20, 2026 Key Takeaway Under California Title 22 CCR § 74868(g), an interdisciplinary team may propose a modification to a […]

California Title 22 Hospice Compliance Is Now Measurable. Can Your EMR Prove It?

A nurse presenting a patient medical record folder across a desk, representing California Title 22 hospice survey readiness

HospiceWorks already supports California’s measurable admission, clinical, physician, documentation, and medical-record requirements—including 12:1 caseload verification—with the two-hour response workflow, CA compliance dashboard, and metadata-rich survey exports now in development. Written by Ramon Sanchez, Founder & CEO of HospiceWorks This article is the second in our California Title 22 series. If you’re new to the regulation […]

California Title 22 Is Changing the Hospice EMR Standard

California Title 22 hospice EMR compliance - significant change review workflow screenshot

Why same-day documentation, 48-hour correction tracking, structured addendums, and significant change workflows now matter Written by Ramon Sanchez, Founder & CEO of HospiceWorks California’s new Title 22 hospice regulations are not just another documentation update. They are changing the standard for what a hospice EMR must be able to prove. For years, many hospice documentation […]

California Just Changed the Rules for Hospice Documentation. Is Your EMR Ready?

HospiceWorks CA Compliance Dashboard showing real-time Title 22 compliance tracking for California hospice agencies

If a CDPH surveyor walked into your agency tomorrow, could your EMR prove compliance with California’s new Title 22 documentation requirements? Most California hospice agencies cannot answer that question with confidence right now. Not because their clinical care is wrong. Because the systems they are running were never built for what California now requires. On […]