Quality of Care

The quality of patient care rating provides an indicator of how PEACEHEALTH KETCHIKAN MEDICAL CENTER HOME HEALTH performaned compared to other agencies. These measures were selected to give a general overview of agency performance on measures that apply to most people.

Values displayed are in percentages (%)

Pain and treating symptoms

This agency Alaska National
· Patients had less pain when moving around 54.7 58.5 81.4
· Patients’ breathing improved 51.2 63.4 80.5
· Patients’ wounds improved or healed after an operation n/a 88.3 91.6

Preventing harm

· Began their patients’ care in a timely manner 94.2 90.3 95.3
· Taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs 98.1 94.4 98.5
· Checked patients’ risk of falling 100.0 99.5 99.6
· Checked patients for depression n/a 94.4 97.5
· Made sure that their patients have received a flu shot for the current flu season 71.6 62.9 78.9
· Made sure that their patients have received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot) 78.7 73.0 81.9
· For patients with diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor’s orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care 93.8 95.6 97.6
· Patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth 48.8 52.9 70.7

Daily activities

· Patients got better at walking or moving around 57.8 63.3 78.2
· Patients got better at getting in and out of bed 61.7 66.0 78.5
· Patients got better at bathing 60.6 64.3 80.3

Preventing unplanned hospital care

· Patients receiving home health care needed any urgent, unplanned care in the hospital emergency room - without being admitted to the hospital 27.5 18.0 12.8
· How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital 15.8 14.6 15.6
· Patients, who have had a recent hospital stay, had to be re-admitted to the hospital n/a n/a n/a
· Patients, who have had a recent hospital stay, received care in the hospital emergency room without being re-admitted to the hospital n/a n/a n/a

Patient Experience

The purpose of the patient experience survey is to gather information from patients (or their family or friends) about their experiences with a home health agency. These results tell you what patients said about their recent home health care experiences at PEACEHEALTH KETCHIKAN MEDICAL CENTER HOME HEALTH.

Values displayed are in percentages (%)

Survey This agency Alaska National
How often the home health team gave care in a professional way 87 86 88
How well did the home health team communicate with patients 86 85 85
Did the home health team discuss medicines, pain, and home safety with patients 83 82 83
How do patients rate the overall care from the home health agency 92 84 84
Would patients recommend the home health agency to friends and family 87 79 78
Based on the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Home Health Care Survey.

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