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Benchmarking Good Shepherd Hospice of Houston LLC in Houston, TX against all hospice agencies

 

Good Shepherd Hospice of Houston LLC in Houston, TX has the fewest patient stays during which the patient received all care processes captured by various quality measures (68.3%) among all the 34 agencies within 15 miles. That 68.3% compares to an average of 85.2% across those 34 agencies.

Good Shepherd Hospice of Houston LLC has these related standings among those 34 agencies:

  • patient stays during which the patient received all care processes captured by various quality measures = 68.3% (the fewest)

  • patients receiving at least one visit from registered nurses, physicians, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants in the last 3 days of life = 70% (2nd-fewest)

  • patients who were offered a discussion of spiritual/religious concerns = 75.5% (the fewest)

  • patients (or responsible parties) who were asked about their preferences for life-sustaining treatments = 96.9% (the fewest)

  • 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 = 68% (2nd-fewest)

  • patients who were screened for pain during the initial nursing assessment = 96.3% (9th-fewest)

  • patients treated with an opioid who are offered/prescribed a bowel regimen or documentation of why this was not needed = 100% (the most, tied)


Note that patient stays during which the patient received all care processes captured by various quality measures tends to fall together with patients who were screened for breathing difficulty during the initial nursing assessment. But on the latter, Good Shepherd Hospice of Houston LLC in Houston, TX (with 100%) is higher (i.e., better) than the median (99.3%) of those 34 agencies.

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Peers

trailed Veracare Hospice in The Woodlands, TX (69.4%), Heart To Heart Hospice of West Houston in Houston, TX (72.5%), Heart To Heart Hospice of Houston, LLC. in The Woodlands, TX (73.7%), and Omegalife Hospice of Texas Inc in Houston, TX (74.6%), and others, ending with At Home Health Care Hospice Inc in Houston, TX (100%).

14 out of the other 33 agencies were 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, e.g., Reliable Hospice LLC in Shenandoah, TX.

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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. within 15 miles.

    • The Latitude and Longitude data used by this application were all obtained from the Google Map's geolocation API.
    • In some cases, the actual street-level addresses were not available, specifically when only PO Boxes were provided, so in those cases, zip code coordinates were likely used. And because the average land area of a zip code is around 90 square miles, it is possible that some locations may be misrepresented.

    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.