Distribution of agencies’ quality of care star ratings, depending on flu measure

Effective Jan 4, 2018
Published Jan 8, 2018
Last Reviewed Jan 4, 2018
About 4% of agencies that qualified for star ratings in quality of care earned 5 stars in the October 2017 refresh of Home Health Compare. But if the measure “Influenza immunization received for current flu season” had been removed, about 5.6% of agencies would have earned 5 stars, CMS indicated during a Dec. 14 webinar.
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