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.