Choose EVV Bridge when
Your EMR has no dependable connection to one of your aggregators, you operate in several states, or you run EVV transmission for many agencies and want to hand it off without changing EMRs or adding an app.
Most EVV products bundle transmission with an EMR or a caregiver app. EVV Bridge is a standalone transmission service between the system you already use and the state aggregator. Here is how it compares with the alternatives agencies and franchise systems look at.
Very few companies sell EVV transmission on its own. The closest alternative is EVVLink, the interface engine Homecare Homebase acquired with CellTrak in 2022. Other options require switching to an EMR with built-in EVV or adding a caregiver app. EVV Bridge connects to your existing EMR, adds no app, and can be bought directly by an agency, a franchise system, or an EMR vendor.
Where a fact about another company is not public, the table says so rather than guessing.
| Consideration | EVV Bridge (Syndech) | EVVLink (HCHB, formerly CellTrak) | EMR with built-in aggregator connections | Standalone EVV app | State-provided EVV system |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | A standalone EVV transmission service between your EMR and the state aggregator | An interface engine that submits EVV data to state and payer aggregators | Agency software with EVV capture and aggregator submission built in | A caregiver clock-in app that sends its own visit data to the aggregator | The free system a state provides for visit capture |
| Examples | EVV Bridge | EVVLink, offered by Homecare Homebase since its parent Hearst acquired CellTrak in 2022 | Alora, AxisCare, CareVoyant | allGeo, Aaniie | State-sponsored Sandata or HHAeXchange systems |
| Keep your current EMR | Yes | Built for use with Homecare Homebase; availability with other EMRs is not published | No, you move to that EMR | Yes, with visits recorded in two systems | Yes, with visits recorded in two systems |
| Adds a caregiver app | No | Paired with Homecare Homebase point-of-care capture | Uses the EMR’s own app | Yes, that is the product | Yes, the state app |
| Who can buy it | Agencies, franchise systems, and EMR vendors, directly | Licensed through Homecare Homebase | Agencies that adopt the EMR | Agencies | Agencies in that state |
| Aggregator coverage | Sandata and HHAeXchange connectors in development; other aggregators planned | 40 aggregator interfaces and 416 payers, as reported by HCHB in November 2022 | Varies by vendor and state | Varies by vendor and state | That state only |
| Takes over an in-house EVV service for a franchise system or EMR vendor | Yes, with no day-one change for agencies and migration at renewal | Not published | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Pricing | Per successful transmission, no monthly minimum, month-to-month | Not published | Usually bundled with the EMR subscription | Varies by vendor | Usually no license fee |
Your EMR has no dependable connection to one of your aggregators, you operate in several states, or you run EVV transmission for many agencies and want to hand it off without changing EMRs or adding an app.
You already run Homecare Homebase. EVVLink is built for it, and HCHB reports dozens of aggregator interfaces.
You are replacing your agency software anyway and the new EMR connects to every aggregator you bill through.
Your Medicaid volume is small and your team accepts recording visits in two places.
Very few companies sell EVV transmission on its own. The closest is EVVLink, the interface engine Homecare Homebase acquired with CellTrak in 2022. Most other options bundle transmission with an EMR, such as Alora, AxisCare, or CareVoyant, or with a caregiver app, such as allGeo or Aaniie.
Both move visit data from agency software to state and payer aggregators. EVVLink is offered by Homecare Homebase and paired with its point-of-care capture. EVV Bridge is independent of any EMR, can be bought directly by an agency, franchise system, or EMR vendor, and can take over an existing in-house EVV transmission service. EVVLink reports broader aggregator coverage today.
Syndech is built around it: EVV Bridge does not capture visits and is not an EMR. It reads visit data from the system an agency already uses, validates it, and transmits it to the state aggregator.
EVV Bridge accepts visit data by REST API, scheduled SFTP file transfer, or secure upload, so most EMRs that can export or expose visit data can be connected. Tell us your EMR and we will confirm the connection method.
Not if your EMR connects reliably to every aggregator you bill through and reports rejections clearly. EVV Bridge is for the gaps: unsupported aggregators, several states, or an in-house service you want to hand off.
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