Patient Outcomes
The charts below give helpful information on Adventist Home Health patient outcomes including State and National averages for each quality measure. This data has been gathered from the Quality Information Evaluation System (QIES) and is publicly available online via Medicare's Home Health Compare.
| Quality of Patient Care Star Rating |
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Home Health Compare uses a quality of patient care star rating to show consumers how the performance of a home health agency compares to other agencies. Agencies get a rating from 1 to 5 stars, with 1 being the lowest score and 5 representing the highest performance. Agencies get more stars when they follow recommended care practices for more patients, and when more of their patients show improvement.
The quality of patient care star rating summarizes 9 of the 29 quality measures reported and provides a single indicator of an agency’s performance compared to other agencies.
Star Ratings Explained
- 4-5 Stars: Performed better than other agencies on care practices and outcomes.
- 3-3.5 Stars: Most agencies fall "in the middle".
- 1-2 Stars: Performed below the average of other agencies on care practices and outcomes.
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Maryland |
United States |
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| KEY: AHH = Adventist Home Health |
| Measures Related to Managing Daily Activities |
| How to Read: Higher Percentages Are Better; Green Equals Better Than or Equal to State Average. |
| Quality Measure |
AHH |
MD |
U.S. |
| How often patients got better at walking or moving around. |
86.7% |
88.9% |
85.4% |
| How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed. |
90.8% |
90.1% |
86.5% |
| How often patients got better at bathing. |
88.7% |
87.4% |
89.3% |
| How often a patient's functional abilities were assessed at admission and discharge and functional goals were included in their care plan. |
99.9% |
99.3% |
98.5% |
| Measures Related to Treating symptoms |
| How to Read: Higher Percentages Are Better; Green Equals Better Than or Equal to State Average. |
| Quality Measure |
AHH |
MD |
U.S. |
| How often patients' breathing improved. |
96.6% |
91.8% |
87.8% |
| How to Read: Lower Percentages Are Better; Green Equals Better Than or Equal to State Average. |
| How often patients have pressure ulcers/pressure injuries that are new or worsened |
0.2% |
0.3% |
0.3% |
| Measures Related to Preventing Harm |
| How to Read: Higher Percentages Are Better; Green Equals Better Than or Equal to State Average. |
| Quality Measure |
AHH |
MD |
U.S. |
| How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner. |
99.7% |
96.6% |
96.1% |
| How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth. |
83.8% |
86.7% |
83.5% |
| How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season. |
83.7% |
79.1% |
73.3% |
| How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completed timely. |
99.5% |
96.7% |
95.4% |
| How to Read: Lower Percentages Are Better; Green Equals Better Than or Equal to State Average. |
| How often patients experienced one or more falls with major injury. |
0.4% |
0.8% |
0.9% |
| Measures Related to Preventing Unplanned Hospital Care |
| How to Read: Lower Percentages Are Better; Green Equals Better Than or Equal to State Average. |
| Quality Measure |
AHH |
MD |
U.S. |
| How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital. |
12.2% |
13.1% |
14.1% |
| How often patients receiving home health care needed any urgent, unplanned care in the hospital emergency room – without being admitted to the hospital. |
12.0% |
11.6% |
11.9% |
| Patient Survey Summary |
| How to Read: Higher Percentages Are Better; Green Equals Better Than or Equal to State Average. |
| HHCAHPS |
AHH |
MD |
U.S. |
| How often the home health team gave care in a professional way? |
91.0% |
87.0% |
88.0% |
| How well did the home health team communicate with patients? |
84.0% |
84.0% |
86.0% |
| Did the home health team discuss medicines, pain, and home safety with patients? |
83.0% |
80.0% |
82.0% |
| How do patients rate the overall care from the home health agency? |
85.0% |
83.0% |
85.0% |
| Would patients recommend the home health agency to friends and family? |
79.0% |
76.0% |
78.0% |
Data Collection Period
Quality of Patient Care: April 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023
Preventing Unplanned Hospital Care: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Patient Survey Results: July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023
