Changelog

CareTend API Release Notes 10/06/2025 to 10/17/2025

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-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 Release - 7/28/2025 to 10/03/2025

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
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
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 Sprint 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

June 30 2025 CareTend API Release Notes

Jira NumberRelease NoteAPI Version
HCSI-4165Added a new Patch endpoint that allows updates to patient Factor orders.V4
HCSI-4166Added a new Patch endpoint that allows updates to patient TPN orders.V4
HCSI-4169Fixed a bug where the /progressnotes endpoint did not correctly filter by time (EnteredFrom and EnteredTo), returning results outside the specified range.V3
HCSI-4205Added AddressId and AddressEntryId to the /createpatient endpoint.V4
HCSI-4832Fixed a bug where the Entity Last Events endpoint did not update all the expected data.V3

June 16 2025 CareTend API Release Notes

Jira NumberRelease NoteAPI Version
HCSI-3194Moved the create patient provider endpoint to the new V4 engine for a performance boost.V3, V4
HCSI-3913Fixed a bug where redundant data was being sent in the GET delivery tickets endpoint so now it only sends the correct output for the endpoint.V4
HCSI-4192Created an upgraded patch version of the update person endpoint based on the V3 engine.V4, V3
HCSI-4193Created an upgraded patch version of the update patient contacts endpoint based on the V3 engine.V4, V3