2017 HomeCare Elite Recognizes Top Amedisys Care Centers Nationwide
November 09 2017 - 7:00AM
Amedisys (NASDAQ:AMED), a leading healthcare at home company, today
announced that 48 percent of its home health care centers across
the country have been named to the 2017 HomeCare Elite™, a
recognition of the top-performing home health agencies in the
United States. This includes 39 care centers on the Top 500 list
and an additional one on the Top 100 list. For more than 10 years,
HomeCare Elite has annually identified the top 25 percent of
agencies and highlights the top 100 and top 500 agencies overall.
The ranking is developed by ABILITY® Network, a leading
information technology company helping providers and payers
simplify the administrative and clinical complexities of
healthcare; and sponsored by DecisionHealth, publisher of Home
Health Line and the Complete Home Health ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Coding
Manual.
“The team at Amedisys has demonstrated an impressive ability to
deliver great patient care,” said Christine Lang, senior director
for ABILITY Network. “This is due to the skill and dedication of
their clinical professionals, as well as the proficiency and
efforts of their quality team tracking, measuring and interpreting
the data that supports the delivery of care. Together, they have
earned this recognition as one of the top home care agencies in the
country.”
"The basis of our strategy is providing clinical distinction in
every market we serve,” stated Amedisys Chief Clinical Officer
Susan Sender. “This is evident in our clinical programs, patient
outcomes, Star ratings from CMS, and now, the 2017 HomeCare Elite
list. This is an honor that recognizes our exceptional clinicians
and their commitment to the care they provide for our patients and
their families.”
“Congratulations to those leading agencies that earned a spot on
HomeCare Elite,” said Marci Heydt, senior content manager for
DecisionHealth. “Amedisys and its peers have worked hard to improve
quality outcomes while maintaining solid profit margins, which is
increasingly difficult as home health agencies faced increased
regulatory burdens each year.”
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. In order to be considered,
an agency must be Medicare-certified and have data for at least
three outcomes in Home Health Compare. Out of 9,064 agencies
considered, 2,268 are recognized on the 2017 HomeCare Elite winners
list overall.
The entire list of 2017 HomeCare Elite agencies can be
downloaded by visiting the ABILITY Network website at
abilitynetwork.com/homecare-elite.
About Amedisys Amedisys, Inc. is a leading
healthcare at home Company delivering personalized home health,
hospice and personal care. Amedisys is focused on delivering the
care that is best for our patients, whether that is home-based
personal care; recovery and rehabilitation after an operation or
injury; care focused on empowering them to manage a chronic
disease; or hospice care at the end of life. We partner with 3,000
hospitals and 59,000 physicians nationwide have chosen Amedisys as
a partner in post-acute care. Founded in 1982, headquartered in
Baton Rouge, LA with an executive office in Nashville, TN, Amedisys
is a publicly held company. With more than 16,000 employees, in 432
care centers in 34 states, Amedisys is dedicated to delivering the
highest quality of care to the doorsteps of more than 385,000
patients in need every year. For more information about the
Company, please visit: www.amedisys.com.
About ABILITY NetworkABILITY® Network is a
leading healthcare information technology company helping providers
and payers simplify the administrative and clinical complexities of
healthcare through innovative applications and data analytics.
ABILITY is headquartered in Minneapolis with principal offices in
Boston and Tampa. For more information visit www.abilitynetwork.com
or write to resources@abilitynetwork.com.
For more information about HomeCare Elite, call 888.572.4009,
write to HomeCareElite@abilitynetwork.com or visit
www.abilitynetwork.com/homecare-elite.
About H3.GroupIn March 2017, Simplify
Compliance LLC announced the merger of DecisionHealth, LLC with
existing brands HCPro and HealthLeaders Media, to form the
H3.Group! H3.Group, with its three pillars of thought leadership,
expertise, and application, provides critical insight, analysis,
tools and training to healthcare organizations nationwide
empowering today’s healthcare professionals with solution-focused
information and intelligence to guide their organizations’ efforts
in achieving compliance, financial performance, leadership, and
organizational excellence. The creation of the H3.Group comes as
healthcare faces an unprecedented period of transition that brings
uncertainty and opportunity. As policies and regulations are
revisited and payment models changed, the need for clarity,
actionable guidance and expert training for all provider settings
and functional areas will increase dramatically.
About DecisionHealthFor over 30 years,
DecisionHealth, an H3.Group brand, has served as the industry’s
leading source for news, analysis and instructional guidance with
brand names such as Home Health Line and Part B News. Our unique
blend of award-winning on-staff journalists and unmatched access to
health care executives, providers and their administrative staffs
results in business management advice and operationally focused
editorial that has captured the attention of nearly 100,000 home
health care professionals and specialty physician
practices.
Contact: Kendra Kimmons Vice
President of Marketing & Communications 225-299-3708
kendra.kimmons@amedisys.com
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