Medstar Health Vna

9601 pulaski park drive, suite 417Middle River MD21220

4 Star CMS Rating

76%

Patient Recommended

4 Star Patient Rating

Services

Types of services offered to patients

	Offers Nursing Care Services
	Offers Home Health Aide Services
	Offers Physical Therapy Services
	Offers Occupational Therapy Services
	Offers Speech Pathology Services
	Offers Medical Social Services

Ratings

HHCAHPS Survey Result Star Ratings

4	HHCAHPS Survey Summary Star Rating
4	Star Rating for health team gave care in a professional way
88	Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them
3	Star Rating for health team communicated well with them
84	Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them
4	Star Rating team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety
86	Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them
4	Star Rating for how patients rated overall care from agency
82	Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)
76	Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family
762	Number of completed surveys
26	Response rate

Quality Measures

HHCAHPS Process Quality Measures

89.3	How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner
98.2	How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs
99.8	How often the home health team checked patients' risk of falling
99.3	How often the home health team checked patients for depression
77.2	How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season
74.2	How often the home health team made sure that their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot)
97.3	With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care
82	How often patients got better at walking or moving around
83.6	How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed
82.9	How often patients got better at bathing
88.3	How often patients' breathing improved
93.4	How often patients' wounds improved or healed after an operation
77	How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth
13.9	How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital
11.6	How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted
98.1	How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely
0.15	Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury

Patient Outcome Statistics

Rates of Discharge to Community and Potentially Preventable Readmissions

5,977	Observed Number of Discharges to Community
7,481	Number of Eligible Stays for DTC Measure
79.9	Observed Discharge to Community Rate
87.74	Risk-Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
86.78	Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
1	DTC Comparative Performance Category Better Than National Rate
293	Observed Number of Potentially Preventable Readmissions Following Discharge
6,760	Number of Eligible Stays for PPR Measure
4.33	Observed Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
3.95	Risk-Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
3.55	Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
4.35	Upper Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
3	PPR Comparative Performance Category Worse Than National Rate
0.97	How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally
8,814	Number of episodes of care used to calculate how much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally

Service Area

Areas Served by the Home Health Agency

Aberdeen, MD	21001
Abingdon, MD	21009
Annapolis, MD	21401, 21403, 21405, 21409
Arnold, MD	21012
Baldwin, MD	21013
Baltimore, MD	21201, 21202, 21205, 21206, 21209, 21210, 21211, 21212, 21213, 21214, 21215, 21216, 21217, 21218, 21223, 21224, 21229, 21230, 21231, 21239, 21250
Bel Air, MD	21014, 21015
Belcamp, MD	21017
Brooklyn, MD	21225
Burtonsville, MD	20866
Catonsville, MD	21228
Churchton, MD	20733
Churchville, MD	21028
Clarksville, MD	21029
Cockeysville, MD	21030
Columbia, MD	21044, 21045, 21046
Conowingo, MD	21918
Cooksville, MD	21723
Crofton, MD	21114
Crownsville, MD	21032
Curtis Bay, MD	21226
Darlington, MD	21034
Davidsonville, MD	21035
Dayton, MD	21036
Dundalk, MD	21222
Edgewater, MD	21037
Edgewood, MD	21040
Elkridge, MD	21075
Elkton, MD	21921
Ellicott City, MD	21042, 21043
Essex, MD	21221
Fallston, MD	21047
Finksburg, MD	21048
Forest Hill, MD	21050
Fork, MD	21051
Fort Howard, MD	21052
Freeland, MD	21053
Friendship, MD	20758
Fulton, MD	20759
Gambrills, MD	21054
Garrett Park, MD	20896
Glen Arm, MD	21057
Glen Burnie, MD	21060, 21061
Glenwood, MD	21738
Glyndon, MD	21071
Gwynn Oak, MD	21207
Halethorpe, MD	21227
Hampstead, MD	21074
Hanover, MD	21076
Harwood, MD	20776
Havre de Grace, MD	21078
Highland, MD	20777
Hydes, MD	21082
Jarrettsville, MD	21084
Jessup, MD	20794
Joppa, MD	21085
Kingsville, MD	21087
Laurel, MD	20723, 20724
Linthicum Heights, MD	21090
Lothian, MD	20711
Lutherville Timonium, MD	21093
Manchester, MD	21102
Marriottsville, MD	21104
Middle River, MD	21220
Millersville, MD	21108
Monkton, MD	21111
Mount Airy, MD	21771
North Beach, MD	20714
North East, MD	21901
Nottingham, MD	21236
Odenton, MD	21113
Owings Mills, MD	21117
Parkton, MD	21120
Parkville, MD	21234
Pasadena, MD	21122
Perry Hall, MD	21128
Perryman, MD	21130
Perryville, MD	21903
Phoenix, MD	21131
Pikesville, MD	21208
Port Deposit, MD	21904
Pylesville, MD	21132
Randallstown, MD	21133
Reisterstown, MD	21136
Riva, MD	21140
Rosedale, MD	21237
Savage, MD	20763
Severn, MD	21144
Severna Park, MD	21146
Shady Side, MD	20764
Sparks Glencoe, MD	21152
Sparrows Point, MD	21219
Stevenson, MD	21153
Street, MD	21154
Sykesville, MD	21784
Towson, MD	21204, 21286
Tracys Landing, MD	20779
Upper Falls, MD	21156
Upperco, MD	21155
West Friendship, MD	21794
West River, MD	20778
Westminster, MD	21157, 21158
White Hall, MD	21161
White Marsh, MD	21162
Whiteford, MD	21160
Windsor Mill, MD	21244
Woodbine, MD	21797
Woodstock, MD	21163