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NEW HOME HEALTH QUALITY DATA IDENTIFIES LEADING INDIANA HOME HEALTH AGENCIES
Carmel, Indiana, November 13, 2003-Indiana patients who require home healthcare and their families will now have an objective resource when choosing a home health agency.
On November 3rd, 2003, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, launched a home health quality initiative (HHQI) that provides information on how well Indiana home health agencies provide care for patients, patients' physical and mental health, and patients' ability to perform basic daily activities.
Nightingale Home Healthcare, Inc. led the way in Indiana, exceeding state and national ratings in 10 of 11 key measures. According to a CMS ad printed in a recent issue of the Indianapolis Star, Nightingale Home Healthcare earned Indiana's highest quality rating in "Patients who get better at bathing" and "Patients who get better at walking or moving around." They also ranked in the top 20% of Indiana agencies in "Patients who get better at taking their medicine correctly (by mouth)."
"We have always placed paramount importance on the quality of care we provide our patients," said Nightingale President Dr. Dev Anuroop Brar, "and we're pleased to see that our commitment to care is reflected in the CMS quality measures. Quality care is dependent upon skill and training, which is obviously critical. But we feel that compassion is an equally important care component that directly influences our patients physical and mental recovery."
Nightingale Home Healthcare began operation in 1996 and has served over 5,000 patients throughout Central Indiana. As a leading, full-service provider of home healthcare staffing and services, Nightingale provides nursing care, home health aide, physical and occupational therapy, speech pathology, and medical social services. They are also Central Indiana's exclusive provider of the HomMed Monitoring System, a home-monitoring device that records and transmits blood pressure, heart rate, temperature, and other important information to healthcare professionals from the comfort of a patient's home. In early 2003, Nightingale opened a second office in Burr Ridge, IL, equipped to provide the same quality services to patients throughout the greater Chicago area.
To learn more about Nightingale Home Healthcare, visit their website at www.HomeCareForYou.com. For more information on Nightingale Home Healthcare or other Indiana home health agency quality ratings, visit www.medicare.gov and click on "Home Health Compare," or call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). TTY users should call 1-877-486-2048.
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