AMED - Amedisys Celebrates National Quality Week | Benzinga
BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMED), a leading provider of home health, hospice and high-acuity care in the home, is proud to celebrate National Quality Week October 15-21, 2023. This week-long observance serves as an opportunity for Amedisys to recognize and highlight the organization's commitment to delivering the highest standard of quality care.
During National Quality Week, Amedisys will focus on the importance of quality in healthcare by raising awareness among healthcare professionals and patients. The aim is to emphasize the significance of quality improvement initiatives, patient safety and continuous learning within the organization, while highlighting some of its industry-leading quality scores.
- Amedisys Home Health care centers' average Quality of Patient Care Star Rating is 4.46 out of 5 Stars, which exceeds the CMS national average – and 99% of our home health care centers are rated 4 stars or higher.
- In the latest Hospice Public reporting by CMS in August 2023, Amedisys Hospice care centers have a star rating of 3.48, with 50% of our care centers at 4+ stars and 7 hospice care centers achieving a 5 Star Rating. The most recent CMS Provider Preview released in Aug 2023, for Hospice Care Index (HCI) and Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life (HVLDL), 96% and 100%, respectively, of our providers were above the national average. Amedisys Hospice outperformed the national average in all seven quality measures of the Hospice Item ...