Annual review puts Aspirus in top 25 percent in U.S. for ninth time
WAUSAU, Wis. – Aspirus At Home has been named a Top Agency of the 2015 HomeCare Elite™, rating it among the top 25 percent of the nearly 10,000 home health agencies in the United States.
The HomeCare Elite is a compilation of the top performing home health agencies in the nation. Now in its 10th year, the HomeCare Elite identifies the top Medicare-certified agencies and this marks the ninth time Aspirus At Home has been recognized among the top 25 percent in the nation or higher. Only 236 home care agencies nationwide have achieved this status nine times or more.
“The 2015 HomeCare Elite winners deserve credit for demonstrating high-quality care in their communities,” said Christine Lang, VP of Product Development for OCS HomeCare, now part of ABILITY Network. “As quality care initiatives become top-of-mind for health care providers, we recognize this as a remarkable achievement and are pleased to make this our 10th year of acknowledgement for top performing home health organizations.”
The data used for the annual review is compiled from publicly available information that pertains to quality outcomes, process measure implementation, patient experience, quality improvement, and financial performance.
According to the review, agencies in the HomeCare Elite have clinical outcome scores that are significantly better than agencies not in the HomeCare Elite.
Aspirus At Home has offices in Wausau, Rhinelander, Antigo, Medford, Wisconsin Rapids, Ironwood and Calumet. It serves the skilled health care and the supportive home care needs of people from north and central Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
The award is sponsored by OCS HomeCare, now part of ABILITY® Network, the leading provider of home health and hospice metrics and analytics, and DecisionHealth, publisher of the most respected independent publication in the home care profession, Home Health Line.
The entire list of 2015 HomeCare Elite agencies can be downloaded by visiting the National Research Corporation website at http://abilitynetwork.com/homecare-elite/.
About ABILITY Network
ABILITY® Network is a leading 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.
For more information about HomeCare Elite, call 888-325-3396, write to HomeCareElite@ocsys.com or visitwww.abilitynetwork.com/homecare-elite.
About DecisionHealth®
For over 25 years, DecisionHealth has served as the home care industry’s leading source for analysis and tools to improve revenue cycle performance, profitability and regulatory compliance. Agencies nationwide turn to DecisionHealth for education and training, coding and billing solutions, and ongoing expert guidance through its family of online products, print solutions, and live training events. DecisionHealth also certifies home health agency professionals in ICD-10 coding and OASIS-C1 through its Board of Medical Specialty Coding & Compliance, and provides custom consulting services to agency leaders through its DecisionHealth Professional Services unit. For product information, call 1-855-CALL-DH1 or visit www.decisionhealth.com.