Highland District Hospital Named to the Top 500 of the 2013 HomeCare Elite

Highland District Hospital has announced that it has been named to the Top 500 of the 2013 HomeCare Elite, a recognition of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States.

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

“The 2013 HomeCare Elite winners demonstrate a commitment to providing patient-centered care and serving as leaders in the home health community. Their success is a tribute that managing healthcare data and utilizing it for improvement initiatives lead to high quality care, and we recognize them for their outstanding achievements,” said Mary Oakes, senior vice president of post-acute at National Research. We congratulate Highland District Hospital on being one of the top 500 home care agencies in the country.”

Jim Baer, CEO of Highland District Hospital, credits credits talented, caring and dedicated employees and a team effort toward service excellence with the hospital's ability to achieve recognition as one of the HomeCare Elite. He said, "I am so proud of the staff and their accomplishments as we continue to strive for excellence in patient care."

“HomeCare Elite recognition is a significant acknowledgement. The shift from fee-for-service to pay-for-performance payment models is reshaping the healthcare profession. And home health is proving to be an integral part of the continuum. In the face of value-based purchasing and care delivery model changes, the metrics that make up HomeCare Elite methodology shine an accountable light on an industry that may be the lynch pin to achieving affordable care at home,” said Marci Heydt, Product Manager for the post-acute care business group of DecisionHealth.