Home Health Compare scores on measures in value-based purchasing
Effective Apr 17, 2017
Published Apr 17, 2017
Last Reviewed Apr 13, 2017
Agencies have — again — taken major strides on many of the Home Health Compare measures included within value-based purchasing, according to data released April 12.
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Measure
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April 2017
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January 2017
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October 2016
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Ambulation
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70.2%
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69.0%
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67.6%
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Transferring
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67.1%
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65.6%
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63.9%
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Bathing
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73.6%
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72.6%
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71.5%
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Dyspnea
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72.1%
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71.1%
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70.1%
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Pain interfering with activity
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73.6%
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72.5%
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71.2%
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Improvement in management of oral medications
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59.9%
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58.7%
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57.3%
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Drug education on medications provided
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97.2%
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96.8%
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96.3%
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Flu vaccine received
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74.4%
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74.0%
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72.7%
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Pneumococcal vaccine received
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78.6%
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77.1%
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75.2%
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30-day readmission rate
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16.5%
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16.3%
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16.2%
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30-day emergency department use without hospitalization
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12.5%
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12.5%
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12.5%
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Source: Home Health Compare
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