Home Health Compare scores on measures in value-based purchasing as of July 2017
Effective Jul 12, 2017
Published Jul 12, 2017
Last Reviewed Jul 12, 2017
Agencies have continued to improve in nearly every Home Health Compare measure included within value-based purchasing, according to data released in July 2017.
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Measure
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July 2017
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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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71.3%
|
70.2%
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69.0%
|
67.6%
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Transferring
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68.3%
|
67.1%
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65.6%
|
63.9%
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Bathing
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74.4%
|
73.6%
|
72.6%
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71.5%
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Dyspnea
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73.1%
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72.1%
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71.1%
|
70.1%
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Pain interfering with activity
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74.5%
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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
|
61.0%
|
59.9%
|
58.7%
|
57.3%
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Drug education on medications provided
|
97.5%
|
97.2%
|
96.8%
|
96.3%
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Flu vaccine received
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76.2%
|
74.4%
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74.0%
|
72.7%
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Pneumococcal vaccine received
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79.7%
|
78.6%
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77.1%
|
75.2%
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30-day readmission rate
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16.7%
|
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%
|
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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