The parts of this job nobody trains you on: keeping a mileage log that holds up, catching a pay period that's short, and planning a driving day that doesn't eat an extra hour.
The 2026 mileage rate changed on July 1 — what that means for your log72.5¢ through June 30, 76¢ after. A year priced at one rate is wrong. How to split it without redoing your year. Per-visit pay, overtime, and the drive between patientsBeing paid per visit doesn't automatically make you exempt, and mileage reimbursement isn't wages. What the rules actually turn on. The mileage log home-health clinicians actually needWhat the IRS looks for, which drives between patients count, and why a record kept as you go beats a better number reconstructed in April. How to tell when an agency shorts you a visitPer-visit pay is easy to lose track of. The two-minute check that catches a missing visit — and the statement that settles it. Planning a home-health day that doesn't waste an hour drivingWhy visit order beats speed, how time windows change the answer, and what planning a whole week gets you. Open VisitWell — free during early access