Medicare Awards Accredited High Marks
Medicare publishes the Home Health Compare results to quantify a Home Health Agency’s performance. Listed below are Accredited Home Health Services’ scores from data collected by Medicare for April 2011 to March 2012.
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Accredited’s Score |
State Average |
National Average |
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Managing Daily Activities |
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| Improvement in Ambulation | 58% | 55% | 57% |
| Improvement in Bed Transfer | 62% | 54% | 54% |
| Improvement in Bathing | 66% | 66% | 65% |
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Managing Pain & Treating Symptoms |
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| Pain Assessment Conducted | 99% | 99% | 98% |
| Pain Interventions Implemented | 100% | 99% | 97% |
| Improvement in Pain Interfering with Activity | 68% | 70% | 67% |
| Heart Failure Symptoms Addressed | 100% | 98% | 98% |
| Improvement in Dyspnea | 75% | 66% | 63% |
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Preventing Harm |
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| Timely Initiation of Care | 92% | 91% | 91% |
| Drug Education on All Medication Provided to Patient/Caregiver | 99% | 92% | 90% |
| Multifactor fall risk assessment conducted | 100% | 97% | 95% |
| Depression Assessment conducted | 100% | 97% | 97% |
| Pneumococcal Polysaccharide vaccine ever received | 85% | 69% | 66% |
| Diabetic foot care and education implemented | 98% | 94% | 92% |
| Improvement in management of oral medications | 55% | 46% | 48% |
| Influenza Immunization received for current flu season | 84% | 71% | 68% |
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Treating Wounds and Preventing Pressure Sores |
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| Pressure Ulcer Prevention Implemented | 99% | 97% | 94% |
| Pressure Ulcer Prevention Included in the Plan of Care | 99% | 97% | 95% |
| Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Conducted | 100% | 98% | 98% |
| Improvement in Status of Surgical Wounds | 88% | 91% | 89% |
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Preventing Unplanned Hospital Care |
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| Acute Care Hospitalizations (Lower Scores are Better On This One) | 20% | 24% | 27% |
Accredited’s Quality Outcomes, including lower readmission rates, reduces unnecessary healthcare expense, preserves resources for more patients, and improves patient Quality of Life. Relationships are important, outcomes are better! For a list of Accredited’s offices and service areas, visit our website.
To select the agency(s) wth the best scores, go to www.medicare.gov.
