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Benchmarking Vna at HCS in Keene, NH against all hospice agencies

 

Vna at HCS in Keene, NH has the 4th-most patient stays during which the patient received all care processes captured by various quality measures (99.6%) among the 23 New Hampshire agencies. That 99.6% compares to an average of 92.5% across those 23 agencies.

Vna at HCS has these related standings among those 23 agencies:

  • patient stays during which the patient received all care processes captured by various quality measures = 99.6% (4th-most)

  • patients receiving at least one visit from registered nurses, physicians, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants in the last 3 days of life = 89.3% (8th-fewest)

  • patients who were offered a discussion of spiritual/religious concerns = 100% (the most, tied)

  • patients (or responsible parties) who were asked about their preferences for life-sustaining treatments = 100% (the most, tied)

  • patients who received treatment within 1 day of screening positive for breathing difficulty = 100% (the most, tied)

  • patients who were screened for breathing difficulty during the initial nursing assessment = 100% (the most, tied)

  • patients who received a comprehensive assessment of pain within 1 day of pain screening = 100% (the most, tied)

  • patients who were screened for pain during the initial nursing assessment = 100% (the most, tied)

  • patients treated with an opioid who are offered/prescribed a bowel regimen or documentation of why this was not needed = 98.4% (2nd-fewest)

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Peers

beat out by Home Health & Hospice Care in Merrimack, NH (100%), Wentworth Home Care & Hospice, An Amedisys Partner in Somersworth, NH (100%), and Beacon Hospice, An Amedisys Company in Portsmouth, NH (99.7%).

beat Amedisys Hospice Care in Bedford, NH (99.3%), Vna Home Health and Hospice Services, Inc in Manchester, NH (98.2%), Compassus-Greater Hampton in N Hampton, NH (97.6%), and Rockingham Vna and Hospice in Exeter, NH (97.1%), and others, ending with Harborside Hospice LLC in Plaistow, NH (50%).

1 out of the other 22 agencies was ruled out due to missing, unknown, or not-applicable values for patient stays during which the patient received all care processes captured by various quality measures, i.e., Newfound Area Nursing Association in Bristol, NH.

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References

  1. patient stays during which the patient received all care processes captured by various quality measures. Higher values are better. Refer to https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/Hospice-Quality-Reporting/Current-Measures.html. Except where noted, all data come from the Apr 30, 2020 update at Hospice Compare. Changes over one year compare to the May 23, 2019 update.
  2. in state. Except where noted, all data come from the Apr 30, 2020 update at Hospice Compare. Changes over one year compare to the May 23, 2019 update.