ETMC
Home Health today announced that it has been named a Top
Agency of the 2012 HomeCare Elite™, a compilation of the
top-performing home health agencies in the United States.
Now in
its seventh year, the HomeCare Elite identifies the top 25 percent of
Medicare-certified agencies and further highlights the top 100 and top 500
agencies overall. Winners are ranked by an analysis of publicly available
performance measures in quality outcomes, process measure implementation,
patient experience (Home Health CAHPS), quality improvement, and financial
performance.
"The 2012 HomeCare Elite winners demonstrate a
commitment to providing patient-centered care and serving as leaders in the
home health community. Their success offers data-driven proof of being
well-managed and high quality care providers to hospitals, managed care
organizations, ACOs and other potential referral partners across the healthcare
continuum," said Susan L. Henricks, president and COO of National Research
Corporation, the parent company of OCS HomeCare. "Again, this year, we updated our methodology
to reflect the rapidly evolving quality-focused healthcare landscape and
national value-based purchasing trends. We congratulate ETMC Home Health on
being recognized as a top home care agency."
Curt Smith, corporate director of
ETMC Home Health, credits the staff with
the agency's ability to achieve recognition as one of the HomeCare Elite. "We
have a great team of nurses and therapists, who are highly trained
professionals, providing care to our clients. They also are very caring
individuals and I believe that is reflected in the personal care they provide."
"HomeCare Elite recognition
continues to gain importance given the increased regulatory mandates and the
threat of shrinking reimbursement revenue. Home health agencies that have
earned recognition among the HomeCare Elite demonstrated that they not only can
adapt to an evolving marketplace but continue to excel in clinical, patient
experience, quality improvement, and financial outcomes," said Marci Heydt, product
manager for the post-acute care business group of DecisionHealth.
The
HomeCare Elite is the only performance recognition of its kind in the home
health profession. The 2012 HomeCare Elite is co-sponsored by National Research
Corporation (also known as OCS HomeCare), the leading provider of
cross-continuum healthcare metrics and analytics, and DecisionHealth, the
publisher of the industry's most respected independent newsletter Home Health Line. The data used for this
analysis were compiled from publicly available information. The entire list of
2012 HomeCare Elite agencies can be downloaded by visiting the National
Research Corporation website at www.nationalresearch.com.
About ETMC Home Health
ETMC Home Health is part of
the East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System and is accredited by
the Community Health
Accreditation Program.
It is staffed by fully trained, licensed and certified professionals and
certified by both Medicare and the Texas Department of Health. ETMC Home Health
nurses and aides visit homes in 40 counties throughout the East Texas region.
About National Research Corporation and OCS
HomeCare
OCS HomeCare is a product
of National Research Corporation. For more than 30 years, National Corporation
(NASDAQ: NRCI) has been at the forefront of patient-centered care. Today the
company's focus on empowering customer-centric healthcare across the continuum
extends patient-centered care to incorporate families, communities, employees,
senior housing residents, and other stakeholders.
Currently recognized by Modern Healthcare as the largest patient satisfaction measurement firm
in the U.S., National Research is dedicated to representing the true voice of
patients and other healthcare stakeholders. This integration of cross-continuum
metrics and analytics uncovers insights for effective performance improvement,
quality measurement, care transitions, and many other factors that impact
population health management.
For more information, call 800-388-4264, write
to info@nationalresearch.com, or visit www.nationalresearch.com.
About DecisionHealth®
For over 30 years,
DecisionHealth has served as the leading source for home health news, coding
tools and resources, and training materials found in reputable products such as
Home Health Line. Our unique blend of award-winning staff journalists
and unmatched access to health care executives and industry experts enables
DecisionHealth to provide solutions, tools, and guidance that are relied on by
nearly 100,000 home health care and specialty physician practiceprofessionals.
For more information, please visit www.decisionhealth.com
or call 877.602.3835.
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