Row number | Country | How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner | How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs | How often the home health team checked patients' risk of falling | How often the home health team checked patients for depression | How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season | How often the home health team determined whether their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot) | With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care | How often the home health team checked patients for pain | How often the home health team treated their patients' pain | How often the home health team treated heart failure (weakening of the heart) patients' symptoms | How often the home health team took doctor-ordered action to prevent pressure sores (bed sores) | How often the home health team included treatments to prevent pressure sores (bed sores) in the plan of care | How often the home health team checked patients for the risk of developing pressure sores (bed sores) | How often patients got better at walking or moving around | How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed | How often patients got better at bathing | How often patients had less pain when moving around | How often patients' breathing improved | How often patients' wounds improved or healed after an operation | How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth | How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted | How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital |
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2 | Nation | 91% | 91% | 94% | 97% | 68% | 67% | 93% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 95% | 96% | 98% | 58% | 55% | 66% | 67% | 64% | 89% | 49% | 11% | 17% |
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created Mar 03, 2010
updated Jan 16, 2013
The national averages for critical quality measures of Home Health Facilities.