VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF BOSTON: Ratings, Survey Results, and Analysis
CMS Five Star Rating (3.5 out of 5): , Patient Recommendation: 81%
97 LIBBEY INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY WEYMOUTH, MA 02189
800-521-5539
Data date: Jan 17, 2024
The Most Important Data about VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF BOSTON
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The overall 5-star Rating for VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF BOSTON is 3.5 out of possible 5 stars (with 1 being the lowest and 5 the highest rating). The average rating nationally for a home health care agency is 3. The agency is highly recommended by 74% of its customers. This is LOWER than the national average. The percentage of patients who gave VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF BOSTON a rating of 9 or 10 was 81%. This is LOWER than the national average. The agency has been participating in Medicare since 07/01/1966. The agency costs LESS than the average agency nationally. The agency serves 80 ZIP codes.
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The home health care database is based on data provided by U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). It is updated as new data is made available.
What is this page all about?
Below is everything shred of information that we can find about VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF BOSTON, along with our best effort to make sense of the data. Our purpose here is to help you to make good decisions when picking a home health care agency and to keep you informed once you have chosen one. We know from personal experience that choosing a home health care agency is not something you do once and then you forget about it. When you choose a home health care agency, it is important to be aware of any changes, good or bad, so that you can stay as comfortable as possible. Changes in the agency, the people who work there, or the patients can all affect your care.
General Information on VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF BOSTON
Data as of Jan 17, 2024
Address:
97 LIBBEY INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY
WEYMOUTH, MA 02189
Medicare Provider Number: 227068
Participating in Medicare Since: July 01, 1966
Ownership Type: VOLUNTARY NON-PROFIT - PRIVATE
Cost compared to national average: 97%
DTC Performance for VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF BOSTON
The DTC-PAC measures assess successful discharge to the community from a PAC setting, with successful discharge to the community including no unplanned rehospitalizations and no death in the 31 days following discharge. Specifically, these measures report a provider’s riskstandardized rate of Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) patients/residents who are discharged to the community following a PAC stay, and do not have an unplanned readmission to an acute care hospital or LTCH in the 31 days following discharge to community, and who remain alive during the 31 days following discharge to community. Community, for this measure, is defined as home or self care, with or without home health services, based on Patient Discharge Status Codes 01, 06, 81, and 86 on the Medicare FFS claim. A statistical approach is used to calculate confidence intervals for the provider’s DTC rate. These confidence intervals are then compared to the national observed DTC rate to assign providers to performance categories for public reporting. The performance categories are (i) better than the national rate, (ii) no different from the national rate, and (iii) worse than the national rate.
DTC performance is Better Than National Rate for VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF BOSTON.
Home Health Care Services
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF BOSTON offers 6 of 6 services tracked by CMS. A list showing the services offered and not offered is shown below.
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Ratings for VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF BOSTON
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has developed a detailed methodology for rating home health care agencies. The scores shown below are based on the The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Home Health Care Survey.
Rating Type | Rating |
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5-Star Quality Rating | 3.5: |
HHCAHPS Survey Summary Star Rating | 3: |
Star Rating For Health Team Gave Care In A Professional Way | 3: |
Star Rating For Health Team Communicated Well With Them | 3: |
Star Rating Team Discussed Medicines, Pain, And Home Safety | 4: |
Star Rating For How Patients Rated Overall Care From Agency | 3: |
Service Area Covered by VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF BOSTON
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF BOSTON provides home health care services in these zip codes.
01240 01571 01609 01741 01757 01772 01778 01810 01841 01851 01902 01904 02021 02026 02062 02072 02108 02109 02110 02111 02112 02113 02114 02115 02116 02118 02119 02120 02121 02122 02123 02124 02125 02126 02127 02128 02129 02130 02131 02132 02134 02135 02136 02138 02139 02140 02141 02142 02143 02144 02145 02148 02149 02150 02151 02152 02153 02155 02169 02170 02171 02176 02180 02184 02186 02189 02191 02199 02210 02215 02269 02301 02302 02368 02445 02446 02467 02472 02748 02780
Performance Measures for VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF BOSTON
All of the measures included in HHC are proportions that show what percentage of patients or episodes experienced the process or outcome being measured. For all measures, except acute care hospitalization, a higher measure value means a better score.
Process of care measures tell you how often an agency gave the recommended care (like checking patients for depression when they start getting care). A score of 88% for a process of care measure is interpreted as 88% of the patients received the recommended care during their episode of care.
Question | Percentage |
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How Often Physician-recommended Actions To Address Medication Issues Were Completely Timely | 96.5% |
How Often The Home Health Team Determined Whether Patients Received A Flu Shot For The Current Flu Season | 76.8% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Walking Or Moving Around | 84.4% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Getting In And Out Of Bed | 86.6% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Bathing | 85.3% |
How Often Patients' Breathing Improved | 87.6% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Taking Their Drugs Correctly By Mouth | 80.9% |
How Often Home Health Patients Had To Be Admitted To The Hospital | 15.2% |
How Often Patients Receiving Home Health Care Needed Urgent, Unplanned Care In The ER Without Being Admitted | 10% |
Patient Survey Responses for VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF BOSTON
Below is information compiled by CMS on the percentage of patients who respond to specific treatments and a comparison of the results for VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF BOSTON to the national results for similar facilities.
Question | Percentage / Compared to National |
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Percent Of Patients Who Reported That Their Home Health Team Gave Care In A Professional Way | 85% (Nat: 88%) Lower |
Percent Of Patients Who Reported That Their Home Health Team Communicated Well With Them | 83% (Nat: 86%) Lower |
Percent Of Patients Who Reported That Their Home Health Team Discussed Medicines, Pain, And Home Safety With Them | 83% (Nat: 82%) Higher |
Percent Of Patients Who Gave Their Home Health Agency A Rating Of 9 Or 10 On A Scale From 0 (lowest) To 10 (highest) | 81% (Nat: 85%) Lower |
Percent Of Patients Who Reported YES, They Would Definitely Recommend The Home Health Agency To Friends And Family | 74% (Nat: 78%) Lower |
Medical Professionals Associated with VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF BOSTON
These are the doctors who are affiliated with VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF BOSTON.
- JOHN LOONEY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION )
- MICHAEL BARATZ ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATES INC )
- PAMELA CATTEL ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SOUTH BOSTON COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC )
- RICHARD KOPELMAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - PRATT MEDICAL GROUP INC )
- MYRON SIU ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - PRATT MEDICAL GROUP INC )
- CHUNQIU HOU ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SOUTH SHORE INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES INC. )
- JULIE TISHLER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - PRATT MEDICAL GROUP INC )
- LYDIA FLIER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MT AUBURN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES )
- GUY SPINELLI ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- WON LEE ( GERIATRIC MEDICINE - EVANS MEDICAL FOUNDATION INC )
- MERCEDES FREIJE IBANEZ ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION )
- PETER LI ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION )
- JAMES ROSETO ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- DEBRA SHAPIRO ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - RESERVOIR MEDICAL ASSOCIATES PC )
- EVAN TSCHIRHART ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- LEANN CANTY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- LEAH TAFFEL ( GERIATRIC MEDICINE - EVANS MEDICAL FOUNDATION INC )
- ANNA GROSKIN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- JEHANE JOHNSTON ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- KIMBERLY SCHELLING ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - PRATT MEDICAL GROUP INC )
- RACHEL PERLA ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- ELIZABETH DUPUIS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- JEREMY WHYMAN ( GERIATRIC MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- ELLEN SPAR ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- SIGAL DAGIELY ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- JAMES NAIRUS ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - BOSTON SPORTS AND SHOULDER CENTER, LLC )
- HEIDI AUERBACH ( GERIATRIC MEDICINE - EVANS MEDICAL FOUNDATION INC )
- ANNE HACKMAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- KAREN TENNER ( FAMILY PRACTICE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- SUSAN RACINE ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- GEORGES ALMACARI ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE MEDICAL GROUP INC )
- DANIEL MELVILLE ( FAMILY PRACTICE - MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION )
- CYNTHIA CULLINANE ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION )
- BRUCE WEINSTEIN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- JERINA GANI ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION )
- RONALD GOMES ( GERIATRIC MEDICINE - MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION )
- IRINA ZILBERMAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - PRATT MEDICAL GROUP INC )
- MATTHEW GORDON ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - PRATT ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATES INC )
- ANDREW ANGEL ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- JENNIFER SABIR ( FAMILY PRACTICE - MANET COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. )
- CINDY LEVINE ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION )
- SCOTT LUTCH ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SOUTH SHORE INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES INC. )
- WEI WANG ( FAMILY PRACTICE - PRATT MEDICAL GROUP INC )
- RICHARD HOCHMAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION )
- ILONA KOPITS ( GERIATRIC MEDICINE - EVANS MEDICAL FOUNDATION INC )
- HAZEL DUNN ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- SHELAGH MACROPOULOS ( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- SANDRA LAU ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - PRATT MEDICAL GROUP INC )
- ROBERT MASTER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - COVID SAFE AT HOME, INC )
- AFTAB IQBAL ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - PRATT MEDICAL GROUP INC )
- DINELI AHEARN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - PRATT MEDICAL GROUP INC )
- ELIZABETH STANKIEWICZ ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- JARED ANDRE ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION )
- MYFANWY CALLAHAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- DIANE MCMULLIN ( GERIATRIC MEDICINE - MT AUBURN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES )
- STEVEN PASKAL ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- CHRIS SAMBAZIOTIS ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- EVA GASSIRARO ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MT AUBURN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES )
- SHEEL SAXENA ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SOUTH BOSTON COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC )
- MICHELE CHABOT ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION )
- SHANTHY SRIDHAR ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- FERN STARR ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION )
- SUZANNE SALAMON ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MED CTR INC )
- LAURA WUNG ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - EVANS MEDICAL FOUNDATION INC )
- LISA SARKIS ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION )
- ELIZABETH KASS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- CINTHYA MARTURANO ( GERIATRIC MEDICINE - PRATT MEDICAL GROUP INC )
- NASSER NABI ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MILTON CARDIAC TESTING, P.C. )
- SHEILA CHAPMAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - EVANS MEDICAL FOUNDATION INC )
- FRANCIS CAMPION ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- LESTER SHOAP ( CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) - MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION )
- JANICE QUAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - EVANS MEDICAL FOUNDATION INC )
- JOHN ZAMBRANO ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- CHARLES TIFFT ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- DENNIS BURKE ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATES INC )
- TU MAI TRAN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- KENDRAH NEALON ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- CHIEN LIN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- PETER DORSCHNER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- GERALD SMETANA ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MED CTR INC )
- DAVID AUGUST ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - DAVID AUGUST MD LLC )
- SABRINA SELIM ( FAMILY PRACTICE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- DENEEN PELLETIER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MT AUBURN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES )
- SAMEER CHINOY ( FAMILY PRACTICE - PRATT MEDICAL GROUP INC )
- JAYSON CARR ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION )
- ANN KAILATH ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC )
- MIRZA BAIG ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- DEVYANI MISRA ( RHEUMATOLOGY - HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MED CTR INC )
- FADI RAMADAN ( GERIATRIC MEDICINE - PRATT MEDICAL GROUP INC )
- DIANE KRAUSE ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - PRATT MEDICAL GROUP INC )
- VASSILIKI PRAVODELOV ( GERIATRIC MEDICINE - EVANS MEDICAL FOUNDATION INC )
- UYOYO OMADUVIE ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - PRATT MEDICAL GROUP INC )
- HARRY WARD ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- TIMOTHY LOO ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MED CTR INC )
- CARL TALMO ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - CARL T TALMO MD PC )
- DOMINIQUE PHAM ( GASTROENTEROLOGY )
- SUSAN MAYA ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MED CTR INC )
- JAMES PHILLIPS ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- LESLIE-ANN ALEXANDER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- JANA NAEF ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - PRATT MEDICAL GROUP INC )
- ELIZABETH TARNELL ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- LI ZHOU ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MED CTR INC )
- DANIEL DRISCOLL ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER COMMUNITY CARE INC )
- GLENN KEHLMANN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION )
- KATHRYN BITNER ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- FELIPE MOLINA ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MED CTR INC )
- MARA SCHONBERG ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MED CTR INC )
- DEEP VORA ( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- ERIN DESROCHER ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - PERFECT HEALTH PC )
- MIN SONG ( GERIATRIC MEDICINE - MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION )