Home Health Measures
	The Home Health Quality Measures come from information collected by the Medicare and Medicaid-certified home health agencies. The Quality Measures give you information about how well home health agencies provide care for some of their patients. The measures provide information about patients' physical and mental health and whether their ability to perform basic daily activities is maintained or improved. While a patient's health condition (such as heart disease or diabetes) may not be expected to improve (get better), the patient can often be expected to improve (get better) in the areas covered by the quality measures. Detailed definitions for each of these measures are available at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services site.
	Data reported below represent the time period from 1/1/2007 to 12/31/2007. Key ~ Data not yet available or measure not applicable to this hospital * Too few cases. Data hidden to protect patient confidentiality. Home Health Measure Sacred Heart Home Health Peace Harbor Home Health Ketchikan General Hospital Home Health Agency National Average Higher percentages are better Percentage of patients who get better at walking or moving around 40% 27% 34% 42% Percentage of patients who get better at getting in and out of bed 56% 48% 61% 54% Percentage of patients who have less pain when moving around 59% 50% 62% 64% Percentage of patients whose bladder control improves 44% 58% 45% 50% Percentage of patients who get better at bathing 65% 57% 64% 64% Percentage of patients who get better at taking their medicines correctly (by mouth) 43% 40% 47% 43% Percentage of patients who are short of breath less often 66% 60% 63% 61% Percentage of patients who stay at home after an episode of home health care ends 84% 80% 68% 68% Percentage of patients whose wounds improved or healed after an operation 79% 85% ~ 79% Lower percentages are better Percentage of patients who had to be admitted to the hospital 14% 14% 28% 28% Percentage of patients who need urgent, unplanned medical care 19% 20% 29% 21% Percentage of patients who need unplanned medical care related to a wound that is new, is worse, or has become infected 1% 0% 2% 1%
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