Three Baptist Health Home Care agencies make national Elite list
Three Baptist Health Home Care agencies - two in Kentucky and one in Southern Indiana - are among 2,268 top-performing home care agencies in the nation named to the 2017 HomeCare Elite® list.
Three Baptist Health Home Care agencies make national ‘Elite’ list
Three Baptist Health Home Care agencies – two in Kentucky and one in Southern Indiana – are among 2,268 top-performing home care agencies in the nation named to the 2017 HomeCare Elite® list.
Baptist Health Home Care Floyd was named to the Top 500 of the HomeCare Elite list. Also recognized were Baptist Health Home Care Madisonville in Madisonville, Ky. and Baptist Home Care Breckinridge in Hardinsburg, Ky.
Some 9.064 home care agencies were considered for the program administered by the ABILITY Network in partnership with Decision Health. HomeCare Elite uses public data to perform a comprehensive analysis of all home health care agencies and evaluate their overall performance. The program uses proprietary methods to identify the top 25 percent of all Medicare-certified home health care agencies, as well as the nation’s top 100 and top 500 agencies.
“It is quite an honor for our agencies to be singled out,” said Rebecca Cartright, executive director Baptist Health Home Care, Hospice and Infusion. “It is proof that high quality home care can be found right in your hometown.”
HomeCare Elite agencies are determined by an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, best practices implementation, patient experience (HHCAHPS), quality improvement and consistency, and financial health. To be considered, an agency must be Medicare-certified and have data for at least three outcome measures in Home Health Compare – a program created by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide the public with information about the quality of care provided by Medicare-certified home health agencies.
“The 2017 HomeCare Elite agencies have demonstrated – in a quantifiable way – success in providing the best possible home health care in their communities,” said Bud Meadows, chief revenue officer for ABILITY. “Recognizing these outstanding home health providers is an honor. They represent the absolute best in this profession, delivering the highest quality of care.”
HomeCare Elite agencies are determined by an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, best practices implementation, patient experience (HHCAHPS), quality improvement and consistency, and financial health. To be considered, an agency must be Medicare-certified and have data for at least three outcome measures in Home Health Compare – a program created by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide the public with information about the quality of care provided by Medicare-certified home health agencies.
“Research has shown that recovery can be faster at home, particularly if there is a good quality skilled home health care available to the patient,” said Cartright. “In some cases, home care can be substituted for other forms of inpatient care, such as hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities.”
Home healthcare may be covered by Medicare or Medicaid if the patient meets the qualifications for these programs. Private insurance, private pay, and worker’s compensation are other sources of coverage for home healthcare services.
Learn more about Baptist Health Home Care at BaptistHealth.com. Look under the Services tab for Home Care, then click on Contact Us for an easy-to-complete online form.