(Updated: Oct. 12, 11:25am)

The latest update to Home Health Compare marks the first appearance of the claims-based emergency department (ED) use without hospitalization measure.

The measure shows an 11% national average in the update, which occurred Oct. 11.

Other measures changed by no more than one percentage point each, although all changes marked an improvement over last quarter. One exception: The outcome that measures improvement of surgical wounds displays with a 26% national average, compared to 89% on the July update. At the same time, the acute care hospitalization outcome displays at 89% (27% on the July update), implying that the two measures may have been accidentally reversed during the most recent update.

Here is a summary of all changes:

  • The ambulation outcome improved from 57% to 58%
  • The bathing outcome improved from 65% to 66%
  • The pain interventions process measure improved from 97% to 98%
  • The ulcer prevention process measure improved from 95% to 96%
  • The ulcer care process measure improved from 94% to 95%
  • The med education process measure improved from 90% to 91%


Update: The website states that the Home Health Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Services (HH-CAHPS) patient satisfaction measures also were updated on Oct. 11, but the national averages have not changed compared to the July update.