Home Health Care News November 14, 2019
Robert Holly

Home Health Compare has undergone its latest round of updates. Once again, nearly all measures saw improvement.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officially updated Home Health Compare on Oct. 30. CMS typically updates the online tool built to educate consumers on quality of care on a quarterly basis.

When it comes to home health quality of care, 10 measures saw improvement, with four remaining static, according to an analysis by Northampton, Massachusetts-based Fazzi Associates.

“The management of oral medications” saw the most improvement, followed by “improvement in bed transfer.”

Meanwhile, “acute care hospitalizations” and “urgent, unplanned care in the emergency room” both improved at...

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