ST. PAUL, MN -- (MARKET WIRE) -- February 12, 2007 -- HealthEast Home Care today announced that it
has been named to the 2006 HomeCare Elite, the inaugural compilation of the
most successful home care providers in the country. This groundbreaking
review names the Medicare-certified agencies whose performance measures in
quality, improvement and financial performance are among the top 25% of
providers nationwide. Additionally, the 2006 HomeCare Elite indicates those
providers ranked in the Top 100 and Top 500 of providers nationwide.
Cathy Barr, HealthEast Home Care Senior Director, credits four things -- an
organizational commitment to community, a team of rehabilitation and
nursing professionals dedicated to compassionate care, a comprehensive
approach to quality improvement, and the integration of powerful
technology -- with the company's ability to rank as one of the HomeCare
Elite. She said, "From point of care testing and in-the-field care plan
management to personal emergency response devices and telemedicine,
HealthEast Home Care offers patients a true 'hospital without walls'
setting in the comfort of their own homes. We're neighbors treating
neighbors, and our ability to ask questions and respond quickly to people's
needs helps us create healing environments that lead to excellent patient
outcomes."
In the performance analysis of quality of care, Barr specifically notes
outstanding results in categories including patient ambulation and
transfers, medication management, urinary incontinence, and improvement of
surgical wound status.
"We applaud the success of all the providers named to the 2006 HomeCare
Elite," said Bill Bassett, Senior Director of Market Strategy at OCS, Inc.
"Being noted as one of the top performers in the nation in this very
competitive environment shows that HealthEast Home Care is dedicated to
quality and performance."
"As performance improvement, both clinical and financial, continues to be a
critical metric for home care agencies, it's wonderful that we now have an
award that recognizes our industry's highest achievers," said Tonya Nevin,
Executive Publisher of DecisionHealth. "We congratulate HealthEast Home
Care on being one of the top 25% best performing home care agencies in the
country."
The 2006 HomeCare Elite is the first performance recognition of its kind in
the home health industry. The 2006 HomeCare Elite is brought to the
industry by OCS, Inc., the leading provider of healthcare informatics and
DecisionHealth, publisher of home care's most respected independent
newsletter Home Health Line. The data used for this analysis was complied
from publicly available information. The entire list of the 2006 HomeCare
Elite agencies can be viewed by visiting the OCS web site (
www.ocsys.com).
About HealthEast
HealthEast Home Care is a member of the HealthEast Care System, a
community-focused, non-profit healthcare system that provides innovative
technology, compassionate care, and a full spectrum of family health
services. HealthEast includes Bethesda Hospital, St. John's Hospital, St.
Joseph's Hospital and Woodwinds Health Campus as well as outpatient
services, clinics, pharmacies and transportation services. Practicing
financial responsibility, HealthEast is the largest, locally owned
healthcare organization in the Twin Cities' East Metro with 6,700 employees
and 1,400 physicians on staff.
About OCS, Inc.
OCS is a healthcare information company with the nation's largest and most
comprehensive set of measures spanning clinical outcomes, financial
performance, resource utilization, patient satisfaction and operational
indicators for Home Care, Hospice and Private Duty programs; their provider
clients consistently rank in the top one-third of all healthcare
organizations in the country.
About DecisionHealth
DecisionHealth™ serves the business and regulatory needs of healthcare
practitioners, providers and their administrative staff nationwide. Its
flagship newsletters -- Home Health Line, Part B News, Medicare Compliance
Alert and Inside the Joint Commission -- are among the most recognized
titles among business-to-business publishers.
Contact Information: Contact:
Lynn Sadoff
HealthEast Care System
(651) 326-3590
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