The Home Health Compare update on Jan. 17 brought few significant score changes, with one exception: Acute care hospitalization (ACH) now is reported as a claims-based measure.
 
As a result, the score for this measure changed from 26% in the October update to 17% now. While the OASIS-based ACH measure covered a patient’s entire home health stay, the new measure covers only the first 60 days.
 
Other changes in the update included one-percentage point improvements on the dyspnea and transferring outcomes. The publicly reported patient satisfaction scores also were updated, but the national averages did not change.