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Home Health Measures

Home Health Measures

Owned by Joseph Gulotta
Last updated: Feb 05, 2015

Measures that are specific to Home Health entities.  These measures are primarily associated with the CMS Home Health Compare Quarterly Data set.

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select a.* from entity_values as a, measure_groups_measures as b
where a.measure_id = b.measure_id 
and a.entity_id = ######
and b.measure_group_id = 143

 

Measures

measure_idname_friendlyauthor_measure_id
16905Percentage of patients who get better at walking or moving aroundHH20
16906Percentage of patients who get better at getting in and out of bedHH21
16907Percentage of patients who have less pain when moving aroundHH23
16908Percentage of patients whose bladder control improveshh_cms_3
16909Percentage of patients who get better at bathingHH22
16910Percentage of patients who get better at taking their medicines correctly (by mouth)HH27
16911Percentage of patients who are short of breath less oftenHH24
16912Percentage of patients who stay at home after an episode of home health care endshh_cms_10
16913Percentage of patients who had to be admitted to the hospitalHH30
16914Percentage of patients who need urgent, unplanned medical careHH29
16915Percentage of patients who need unplanned medical care related to a wound that is new, is worse, or or has become infectedhh_cms_11
16916Percentage of patients whose wounds improved or healed after an operationHH25
16917How often the home health team checked patients for painHH10
16918How often the home health team treated their patients' painHH11
16919How often the home health team treated heart failure (weakening of the heart) patients' symptomsHH12
16920How often the home health team checked patients for the risk of developing pressure ulcers (bed sores)HH16
16921How often the home health team included treatments to prevent pressure sores (bed sores) in the plan of careHH15
16922How often the home health team took doctor-ordered action to prevent pressure sores (bed sores)HH14
16923How often patients had more pressure sores (bed sores) when home health care endedhh_cms_19
16924How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely mannerHH2
16925How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugsHH3
16926How often the home health team checked patient's risk of fallingHH4
16927How often the home health team checked patients for depressionHH5
16928How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu seasonHH6
16929How often the home health team determined whether their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot)HH7
16930For patients with diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot careHH8
17048Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and familyHH36
17049Patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)HH35
17050Patients who reported that their home health team gave care in a professional wayHH32
17051Patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with themHH33
17052Patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with themHH34
17116Overall Managing Pain and Treating SymptomsHH_COMP_MPTS
17117Overall Treating Wounds and Preventing Pressure SoresHH_COMP_TWPS
17118Overall Preventing HarmHH_COMP_PH
17119Overall Preventing Unplanned Hospital CareHH_COMP_PUHC
17120Overall Home Health CareHH_COMP_ALL
17121Overall Patient ExperienceHH_COMP_PE
17122Overall Managing Daily ActivitiesHH_COMP_MDA

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