Quality Report Card • Clinical Quality
Home Healthcare
Home Care is not only a desirable health care delivery system for many patients, but it is also efficient and effective. The value can be demonstrated by outcome measurements such as low rehospitalization and emergency care rates, along with the prevention of post-hospitalization wound infections and diseases. These evidence-based outcomes demonstrate that a smooth transition from hospital to home care is frequently in the best interest of patients, professionals and payors.
Key
| Better Than U.S. Average | At or Near U.S. Average | Worse Than U.S. Average | No National Average or Too Few Cases |
How To Read This Report:
An explanation of the scores and how the cell coloring relates to them.
Desired Performance
This indicates if a high or low score is best for this metric. In some case the desired performance will be neutral. In this case the desired performance is neither high or low and a color rating is not assigned to the statistic of that metric..
Measures
| Percentage of patients who get better at walking or moving around | High | 62 % | 58 % | 61 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of patients who get better at getting out of bed | High | 63 % | 57 % | 63 % |
| Percentage of patients who have less pain when moving around | High | 70 % | 66 % | 73 % |
| Percentage of patients who get better at bathing | High | 73 % | 68 % | 70 % |
| Percentage of patients who get better at taking oral medications correctly | High | 60 % | 51 % | 54 % |
| Percentage of patients who are short of breath less often | High | 71 % | 65 % | 74 % |
| Percentage of patients who had to be admitted to the hospital | Low | 26 % | 30 % | 21 % |
| Percentage of patients who need urgent, unplanned care | Low | 3 % | 4 % | 3 % |
Last Updated 01/29/2010