| Measure Name |
Description |
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| Managing Daily Activities | The Managing Daily Activities domain star rating reviews 3 of 23 quality measures. Percentages provided for each measure within this domain can help individuals make informed decisions on Home Health Agency performance. A Domain Rating assesses performance over all the measures within that domain, with 5 stars indicating the highest performance and 1 star the lowest performance. (higher is better) | January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 |
| How often a patient's functional abilities were assessed at admission and discharge and functional goals were included in their care plan |
Percent of home health patients for which the home health team completed a functional assessment at both admission and discharge, and developed a functional care plan at admission. |
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 |
| Percentage of patients who get better at bathing |
Percentage of patients who get better at bathing |
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 |
| Percentage of patients who get better at getting in and out of bed |
Percentage of patients who get better at getting in and out of bed |
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 |
| Percentage of patients who get better at walking or moving around |
Percentage of patients who get better at walking or moving around |
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 |
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Description |
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| Patient Satisfaction | The Patient Satisfaction domain star rating reviews 5 of 23 quality measures. Percentages provided for each measure within this domain can help individuals make informed decisions on Home Health Agency performance. A Domain Rating assesses performance over all the measures within that domain, with 5 stars indicating the highest performance and 1 star the lowest performance. (higher is better) | April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 |
| Patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest) |
Patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest) |
April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 |
| Patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them |
Patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them |
April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 |
| Patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them |
Patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them |
April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 |
| Patients who reported that their home health team gave care in a professional way |
Patients who reported that their home health team gave care in a professional way |
April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 |
| Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family |
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family |
April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 |
| Measure Name |
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| Preventing Harm | The Preventing Harm domain star rating reviews 8 of 23 quality measures. Percentages provided for each measure within this domain can help individuals make informed decisions on Home Health Agency performance. A Domain Rating assesses performance over all the measures within that domain, with 5 stars indicating the highest performance and 1 star the lowest performance. (higher is better) | January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 |
| How often patients experienced one or more falls with major injury |
Percent of home health quality episodes in which a patient experienced one or more falls resulting in major injury during the episode of care. |
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 |
| How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely |
The percentage of home health quality episodes in which a drug regimen review was conducted at the start of care or resumption of care and completion of recommended actions from timely follow-up with a physician occurred each time potential clinically significant medication issues were identified throughout that quality episode. |
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 |
| How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner |
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner |
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 |
| How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season |
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season |
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 |
| How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs |
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs |
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 |
| Percentage of patients who get better at taking their medicines correctly (by mouth) |
Percentage of patients who get better at taking their medicines correctly (by mouth) |
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 |
| Measure Name |
Description |
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| Preventing Unplanned Hospital Care | The Preventing Unplanned Hospital Care domain star rating reviews 4 of 23 quality measures. Percentages provided for each measure within this domain can help individuals make informed decisions on Home Health Agency performance. A Domain Rating assesses performance over all the measures within that domain, with 5 stars indicating the highest performance and 1 star the lowest performance. (higher is better) | July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021 |
| How often patients remained in the community after discharge from home health |
Percentage of home health stays in which patients were discharged to the community and do not have an unplanned admission to an acute care hospital or LTCH in the 31 days and remain alive in the 31 days following discharge to community. |
July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021 |
| Percentage of patients who had to be admitted to the hospital |
Percentage of patients who had to be admitted to the hospital |
July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021 |
| Percentage of patients who need urgent, unplanned medical care |
Percentage of patients who need urgent, unplanned medical care |
July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021 |
| Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from home health (risk-standardized) |
How often patients were readmitted to the hospital for a potentially-preventable condition within 30 days of discharge from home health. |
July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021 |
| Measure Name |
Description |
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| Treating Symptoms | Treating Symptoms domain star rating reviews 2 of19 quality measures. Percentages provided for each measure within this domain can help individuals make informed decisions on Home Health Agency performance. A Domain Rating assesses performance over all the measures within that domain, with 5 stars indicating the highest performance and 1 star the lowest performance. (higher is better) | January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 |
| Changes in Skin Integrity Post-Acute Care: Pressure Ulcer/Injury |
Percentage of home health quality episodes where a patient developed new pressure ulcers or whose existing pressure ulcers worsened during the episode. Lower percentages are better. |
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 |
| Percentage of patients who are short of breath less often |
Percentage of patients who are short of breath less often |
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 |
