Changelog

November 14 2025 CareTend API Release Notes

Jira NumberRelease NoteAPI Version
HCSI-3861Added a DELETE endpoint to remove a recurring rental item from a recurring rental, including associated diagnoses and taxes, while ensuring primary items remain protected.V4
HCSI-4136Updated the PUT IV patient drug order endpoint validation to prevent editing IV orders once a prescription is filled or labels have been printed.V3
HCSI-5024Updated the PATCH employees endpoint to allow clearing employee fields such as address, phone, DOB, and supervisor when information is incorrect and not yet available.V3
HCSI-5046Added a Delete Patient Assessment endpoint to delete a patient assessment, accepting precise identifiers to target a single assessment and marking it as deleted.V4
HCSI-5047Added a Unlock Patient Assessment endpoint to unlock a patient assessment using precise identifiers, enabling users to resume editing a single targeted assessment.V4
HCSI-5058Updated the PATCH employees endpoint to allow clearing an employee’s phone number when the information is incorrect and not yet available.V4
HCSI-5059Updated the PATCH employees endpoint to allow clearing an employee’s email address when the information is incorrect and not yet available.V4

October 31 2025 CareTend API Release Notes

Jira NumberRelease NoteAPI Version
HCSI-435Updated Delivery Tickets CareTend API Endpoint to allow clearing optional fields: promised date, driver, and footer statement when updating a delivery ticket.V4
HCSI-629Updated Custom Assessments CareTend API Endpoint by adding ability to activate or inactivate assessment templates to prevent creation of outdated assessments.V4
HCSI-933Updated Patient Orders CareTend API Endpoint where it will now automatically set the primary payer to “Patient” if none is provided.V3
HCSI-945Updated Prescriptions CareTend API Endpoint where the Rx Description for Factor drug orders was not displaying in the UI response despite being passed via the Create or Update Prescription API, ensuring accurate rendering of prescription details for drugs like Eloctate Intravenous Solution Reconstituted 2000 UNIT.V3
HCSI-946Updated Patient Demographics CareTend API Endpoint to support removal of selected checkbox options in the User Defined Activity/Caregiver field, resolving limitations in deselecting values programmatically.V4
HCSI-947Updated Documents CareTend API Endpoint validation to clarify that the Received Date field cannot be set during creation of a "Patient Document" type, aligning with system constraints that restrict date fields to update operations only.V3
HCSI-975Updated Providers CareTend API Endpoint to include the Contact and User Defined tabs, aligning API capabilities with UI functionality across all provider sections.V4
HCSI-018Updated Inventory CareTend API Endpoint to enable external inventory systems to pass item descriptions into CareTend, allowing inventory managers to identify and manage items consistently across platforms.V4
HCSI-019Updated Inventory CareTend API Endpoint by adding: nullable, non-visible field to the inventory table for storing external Workday IDs, with support for passing this identifier through the create endpoint to improve cross-system item tracking.V4
HCSI-049Updated Delivery Tickets CareTend API Endpoint by fixing a bug for a missing mapping to ensure successful API calls now return accurate shipping data instead of empty responses.V3

October 17 2025 CareTend API Release Notes

Jira NumberRelease NoteAPI Version
HCSI-4926Updated Persons CareTend API Endpoint to allow blank first name and last name values when updating a contact, ensuring consistency with UI behavior for company contacts instead of treating blanks as null.V4
HCSI-4962Fixed an issue in the Clinician Visit CareTend API Endpoint where Department, Employer, Employment Status, and Quantity fields did not update to blank when changed from valid values.V4
HCSI-4963Fixed an issue in the Update Documents CareTend API endpoint where updating the activeDate field caused the Date Active value to be removed in CareTend UI, ensuring the updated date displays correctly instead of reverting to “Select a date.”V3
HCSI-4976Added a new Suppliers CareTend API Endpoint to retrieve Supplier Account data, enabling accurate association of SupplierAccountId with SupplierId for purchase order creation.V4
HCSI-4977Fixed an issue with the Prescriptions API Endpoint where you received an error when trying to create a prescription for a Drug or HME order.V3
HCSI-4978Updated the Persons CareTend API endpoint by adding support for the ‘Associated Organization’ field group (Prescriber, Facility, Insurance Company, Supplier) in the Create Person endpoint, aligning API functionality with UI capabilities for contact management workflows.V3
HCSI-4979Updated the Delivery Ticket Items CareTend API endpoints to allow updates on non-working Delivery Tickets, resolving previous errors and enabling full support for programmatically created tickets in purchase order workflows.V3, V4
HCSI-5005Added a new Inventory CareTend API endpoint to create Inventory Items, supporting fields such as Name, Inventory Number, Lot Tracking status, Price Code, Item Type, Therapy Type, Category, Manufacturer, Location, Quantity, Supplier, Purchasing Units, Dispensing Units, HCPC Code, Rev Code, Price, and NDC, enabling external systems to automate item creation without manual entry.V4
HCSI-5006Added a new Deducts Inventory Items CareTend API endpoint to reduce Inventory Item on-hand quantity by specifying InventoryItemId, InventoryLocationId, and new quantity, enabling external systems to maintain accurate stock levels for dispensing workflows.V4
HCSI-5015Updated the Providers CareTend API endpoint to support creating provider contacts and user-defined fields, aligning API functionality with UI capabilities for comprehensive provider data management.V3
HCSI-5021Updated the Patients CareTend API endpoint to allow creating and updating patients without requiring a date of birth, aligning API behavior with UI functionality.V3
HCSI-5023Updated the Patients Contacts CareTend API endpoint to allow specifying an Active status when creating a patient contact, eliminating the need for a subsequent update call and aligning API behavior with UI functionality.V3
HCSI-5025Fixed an issue with the Documents CareTend API endpoint to return the appropriate Workflow Id based on the specified workflowGroupName (e.g., HME, SPRx), ensuring accurate document retrieval.V3

CareTend 2025 R5 October 3 API Release Notes

Jira NumberRelease NoteAPI Version
HCSI-4812Reviewed a potential internal API error in the Patient update endpoint caused by a missing discharge reason value due to a migration issue; endpoint is working as designed.V4

September 5 2025 CareTend API Release Notes

Jira NumberRelease NoteAPI Version
HCSI-4184Fixed a bug where the /persons/search endpoint was not returning data in Production.V3
HCSI-4634Fixed a bug where the POST /employeetask (Create a Task) was returning 502 (Bad Gateway).V3

August 22 2025 CareTend API Release Notes

Jira NumberRelease NoteAPI Version
HCSI-3419Fixed a bug where the Update Patient Catheter API failed to clear all catheter values except the clinician name, which was correctly updated to blank.V3

August 8 2025 CareTend API Release Notes

Jira NumberRelease NoteAPI Version
HCSI-3000Added a new PATCH endpoint /v4/patients/assessments/custom to update patient assessment field values without changing the assessment structure.V4
HCSI-3929Added a new API endpoint in the new engine to retrieve inventory locations by site ID, supporting pagination and returning location IDs and names.V4
HCSI-3930Added a new API endpoint to retrieve inventory items by location, including item details such as ID, name, lot number, and expiration date, with pagination and performance optimizations for large datasets.V4
HCSI-4804Fixed a bug where the PATCH Patient endpoint required “Start of Care” date to update patient data unless patient status was set to “Active.”V4

CareTend 2025 R4 July 25 API Release Notes

Jira NumberRelease NoteAPI Version
HCSI-3162Added a new Patch Endpoint that allows users to update purchase order status in CareTend.V4
HCSI-3630Added a new Patch Endpoint that allows users to delete patient catheter information from CareTend.V4
HCSI-4627Fixed a bug where the createpatients endpoint does not auto-populate the patient's county.V3

July 11 2025 CareTend API Release Notes

Jira NumberRelease NoteAPI Version
HCSI-3352Added a new Patch Endpoint: deliveryTickets that allows users to remove items from a working delivery ticket.V4
HCSI-3635Added a new Patch Endpoint: purchaseorders that allows users to update purchase order(s).V4
HCSI-4194Added a new Patch Endpoint: Employees that allows users to blank or null out various fields on the Employee record.V4