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HOME HEALTH COMPARE MEASURES

Published on Mon Jan 10, 2005

Pending Home Health Compare Measures Measures Already In HHC

1. Improvement in ambulation/locomotion

2. Improvement in bathing

3. Improvement in transferring

4. Improvement in management of oral medications

5. Improvement in pain interfering with activity

6. Acute care hospitalization

7. Emergent Care

New Measures

8. Improvement in status of surgical wounds

9. Improvement in dyspnea

10. Improvement in urinary incontinence

11. Increase in number of pressure ulcers

12. Emergent care for wound infections, deteriorating wound status

13. Emergent care for improper medication administration, medication side effects

14. Emergent care for hypo/hyperglycemia

15. Discharge to community Measures Still Under Consideration By NQF 1. Substantial decline in management of oral medications

2. Discharge to community while still needing wound care or medication assistance

3. Unexpected nursing home admission

4. Family evaluation of hospice care

5. Comfort within 48 hours

6. Unwanted hospitalizations
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