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IMPROVE QUALITY RELATED TO EMERGENT CARE WITH THIS TOOL
Published on Tue Sep 05, 2006
Remember: Medicare's forthcoming pay-for-performance plan will likely consider this measure.
The latest numbers from Home Health Compare show that the top ten home health agencies in the nation are averaging 8 percent on their emergent care quality measure, according to Health Care Excel, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for Indiana and Kentucky. If your score is higher, consider what you can do to improve. Use this tool to help educate patients and stave off unnecessary visits to the emergency room.
Source: Health Care Partners, Inc. Southfield, Michigan.
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