Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association has been named a top agency of the 2013 HomeCare Elite, a recognition of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States.
Now in its eighth year, the HomeCare Elite identifies the top 25% of Medicare-certified agencies and highlights the top 100 and top 500 agencies overall.
Winners are ranked by an analysis of publicly available performance measures in quality outcomes, best practice (process measure) implementation, patient experience (Home Health CAHPS), quality improvement and consistency, and financial performance.
In order to be considered, an agency must be Medicare-certified and have data for at least one outcome in Home Health Compare. Out of 9,969 agencies considered, 2,496 are elite.
“The 2013 HomeCare Elite winners demonstrate a commitment to providing patient-centered care and serving as leaders in the home health community,” said Mary Oakes, senior vice president of post-acute at National Research.
Theresa Santoro, president and chief executive officer, credits “an exceptionally talented and compassionate staff and Board of Directors with the agency’s ability to achieve recognition as one of the HomeCare Elite.”