| Parkview Homecare only agency in the nation to be named one of the Top in the Nation for 5th consecutive year
PUEBLO, Colo. (October 22, 2010) — Parkview Medical Center today announced that it has been named to the 2010 HomeCare Elite™, a compilation of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. Now in its fifth year, the HomeCare Elite identifies the top 25 percent of agencies and further highlights the top 100 and top 500 agencies overall. Winners are ranked by an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, quality improvement, and financial performance.
“The 2010 HomeCare Elite winners continue to demonstrate a commitment to providing their patients with the best possible care while performing at the highest level,” said Amanda Twiss, CEO of OCS HomeCare. “We congratulate Parkview Medical Center on being one of the top home care agencies in the country. In addition, we salute all forward-thinking providers who are already working on measuring and improving their performance using OASIS-C outcomes and process measures and HH-CAHPS results. This important data will also be used in identifying the HomeCare Elite in the future.”
It is worth noting that 452 home care agencies have appeared on the HomeCare Elite list all five years. In addition, 11 agencies have appeared in the top 500 all five years. And finally, only one home health agency in the entire nation has been recognized as a top 100 agency for all five years. Parkview Homecare is that Elite agency.
Kelea Nardini, director of Parkview HomeCare, credits the “commitment from senior management and our caregivers to providing quality care with the company’s ability to rank as one of the HomeCare Elite.” She said, “We are speechless and very excited. We are constantly striving toward excellence in quality of care.”
“On the fifth anniversary of HomeCare Elite, DecisionHealth would like to congratulate all of the winners who have achieved excellent clinical and financial outcomes, especially during times of such drastic regulatory changes,” added Marci Heydt, executive editor of DecisionHealth’s Home Health Line.
The 2010 HomeCare Elite is the only performance recognition of its kind in the home health industry. The 2010 HomeCare Elite is brought to the industry by OCS HomeCare, the leading provider of homecare information, and DecisionHealth, publisher of homecare’s most respected independent newsletter Home Health Line. The data used for this analysis were compiled from publicly available information. The entire list of the 2010 HomeCare Elite agencies can be viewed by visiting the OCS HomeCare website at www.ocshomecare.com.
### About Parkview Homecare
Parkview Homecare is dedicated to helping individuals regain their independence and continue to remain in their homes. Homecare enables patients to remain at home, where family support and familiar surroundings enhance recovery and rehabilitation. Homecare services can include the following:
Skilled nursing care provided by experienced RN’s, many of whom are among the first in the nation to have achieved their KCI Wound Vac certification.
Home health aide services by Certified Nurse Aides
Physical and Occupational therapy
Speech therapy
Medical Social Worker
Disease Case Management with the option of Telehealth provided at no additional cost to the patient.
For more information on Parkview Homecare, cal (719) 584-4324 or visit www.parkviewmc.com
About OCS HomeCare
As the industry leader in benchmarking, reporting and analytics, OCS HomeCare empowers home
health and hospice organizations with results-driven data intelligence, plus the largest and most
accurate comparative database. Homecare providers, payers, associations, government agencies,
vendors, and consultants all turn to OCS HomeCare to elevate decision-making, raise the bar on
results, and bring home positive outcomes. For more information about OCS HomeCare, please visit www.ocshomecare.com or call 888.325.3396.
About DecisionHealth®
For more than 30 years, DecisionHealth has served as the industry’s leading source for news,
analysis and instructional guidance with cutting-edge information sources such as Home Health
Line, OASIS-C & Outcomes Solutions and Diagnosis Coding Pro for Home Health. Our unique
blend of award-winning staff journalists and unmatched access to health care executives, providers, healthcare organization managers and their revenue-cycle staffs enables us to provide solutions, tools and guidance that’s relied on by nearly 100,000 home health care and specialty physician practice professionals. For more information, please visit www.decisionhealth.com or call 877.602.3835.
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