The latest data update to the New York State Home Health and Hospice Care Profile Web site (profiles.health.ny.gov/home_care/index), which included updates to quality data, was published today.
Home health quality measures reported are for time-period April 2007 – March 2008 for the following quality measures
- Percentage of patients who get better at walking or moving around
- Percentage of patients who get better at getting in and out of bed
- Percentage of patients who have less pain when moving around
- Percentage of patients whose bladder control improves
- Percentage of patients who get better at bathing
- Percentage of patients who get better at taking their medicines correctly (by mouth)
- Percentage of patients who are short of breath less often
- Percentage of patients who stay at home after an episode of home health care ends
- Percentage of patients who had to be admitted to the hospital
- Percentage of patients who need urgent, unplanned medical care
- Percentage of patients who need unplanned medical care related to a wound that is new, is worse, or has become infected