VNA UTICA AND ONEIDA CO CHHA: Ratings, Survey Results, and Analysis
CMS Five Star Rating (3.5 out of 5): , Patient Recommendation: 84%
1650 CHAMPLIN AVENUE UTICA, NY 13502
315-624-8900
Data date: Jan 17, 2024
The Most Important Data about VNA UTICA AND ONEIDA CO CHHA
We've looked at a lot of home health care agencies; this is what we think you need to see first. Read through this even if you do not have much time. (It's the tl;dr section.)
The overall 5-star Rating for VNA UTICA AND ONEIDA CO CHHA 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 83% of its customers. This is HIGHER than the national average. The percentage of patients who gave VNA UTICA AND ONEIDA CO CHHA a rating of 9 or 10 was 84%. This is LOWER than the national average. The agency has been participating in Medicare since 07/01/1966. The agency costs MORE than the average agency nationally. The agency serves 58 ZIP codes.
To jump to a specific section of the review, here are the section headers: General Data, DTC rating, List of Services, Ratings, Service Area, Performance Measures, patient surveys, Medical Professionals.
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 VNA UTICA AND ONEIDA CO CHHA, 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 VNA UTICA AND ONEIDA CO CHHA
Data as of Jan 17, 2024
Address:
1650 CHAMPLIN AVENUE
UTICA, NY 13502
Medicare Provider Number: 337078
Participating in Medicare Since: July 01, 1966
Ownership Type: VOLUNTARY NON-PROFIT - PRIVATE
Cost compared to national average: 102%
DTC Performance for VNA UTICA AND ONEIDA CO CHHA
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 VNA UTICA AND ONEIDA CO CHHA.
Home Health Care Services
VNA UTICA AND ONEIDA CO CHHA 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 VNA UTICA AND ONEIDA CO CHHA
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 |
|---|---|
| 5-Star Quality Rating | 3.5: |
| HHCAHPS Survey Summary Star Rating | 4: |
| Star Rating For Health Team Gave Care In A Professional Way | 4: |
| Star Rating For Health Team Communicated Well With Them | 4: |
| 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 VNA UTICA AND ONEIDA CO CHHA
VNA UTICA AND ONEIDA CO CHHA provides home health care services in these zip codes.
13042 13054 13157 13162 13301 13303 13304 13308 13309 13313 13316 13318 13319 13321 13322 13323 13324 13328 13338 13340 13350 13352 13354 13357 13363 13403 13407 13409 13413 13417 13421 13424 13425 13431 13435 13438 13440 13441 13442 13456 13461 13469 13471 13476 13477 13478 13479 13480 13483 13486 13490 13492 13494 13495 13501 13502 13503 13504
Performance Measures for VNA UTICA AND ONEIDA CO CHHA
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 |
|---|---|
| How Often Physician-recommended Actions To Address Medication Issues Were Completely Timely | 81.5% |
| How Often The Home Health Team Determined Whether Patients Received A Flu Shot For The Current Flu Season | 64.5% |
| How Often Patients Got Better At Walking Or Moving Around | 86.1% |
| How Often Patients Got Better At Getting In And Out Of Bed | 89.8% |
| How Often Patients Got Better At Bathing | 86.4% |
| How Often Patients' Breathing Improved | 90.1% |
| How Often Patients Got Better At Taking Their Drugs Correctly By Mouth | 81.3% |
| How Often Home Health Patients Had To Be Admitted To The Hospital | 16.4% |
| How Often Patients Receiving Home Health Care Needed Urgent, Unplanned Care In The ER Without Being Admitted | 15% |
Patient Survey Responses for VNA UTICA AND ONEIDA CO CHHA
Below is information compiled by CMS on the percentage of patients who respond to specific treatments and a comparison of the results for VNA UTICA AND ONEIDA CO CHHA to the national results for similar facilities.
| Question | Percentage / Compared to National |
|---|---|
| Percent Of Patients Who Reported That Their Home Health Team Gave Care In A Professional Way | 90% (Nat: 88%) Higher |
| Percent Of Patients Who Reported That Their Home Health Team Communicated Well With Them | 88% (Nat: 86%) Higher |
| Percent Of Patients Who Reported That Their Home Health Team Discussed Medicines, Pain, And Home Safety With Them | 86% (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) | 84% (Nat: 85%) Lower |
| Percent Of Patients Who Reported YES, They Would Definitely Recommend The Home Health Agency To Friends And Family | 83% (Nat: 78%) Higher |
Medical Professionals Associated with VNA UTICA AND ONEIDA CO CHHA
These are the doctors who are affiliated with VNA UTICA AND ONEIDA CO CHHA.
- JULIE BETRO SHKANE ( FAMILY PRACTICE - FAXTON-ST LUKES HEALTHCARE )
- ARUL KANNAN ( FAMILY PRACTICE )
- MOLLY SCHUG ( FAMILY PRACTICE - FAXTON-ST LUKES HEALTHCARE )
- CELESTA HUNSIKER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SLOCUM DICKSON MEDICAL GROUP PLLC )
- JULIE GORCZYNSKI ( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - FAXTON-ST LUKES HEALTHCARE )
- JENNA WATERS ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - BASSETT HEALTHCARE )
- HODA RAHMANI ( FAMILY PRACTICE - FAXTON-ST LUKES HEALTHCARE )
- KENNETH VISALLI ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SLOCUM DICKSON MEDICAL GROUP PLLC )
- JAWAD SHAIKH ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - JAWAD F SHAIKH M D LLC )
- NAJI EL KHOURY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- VIGNESWARAN KANDIAH ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - FAXTON-ST LUKES HEALTHCARE )
- MALLORY SULLIVAN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - FAXTON-ST LUKES HEALTHCARE )
- MAHMOUD AHMED ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ROME MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC. )
- JOHN ROBERTSON ( FAMILY PRACTICE - JOHN ROBERTSON MD FAMILY MEDICINE PLLC )
- PATRICIA FLIHAN ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - ROME MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC. )
- AMY GORCZYNSKI ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- FRANCIS SEIGERS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - LEWIS COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL )
- SCOTT BREHAUT ( FAMILY PRACTICE - SCOTT S BREHAUT MD PLLC )
- IRENA KOKOT ( FAMILY PRACTICE - FAXTON-ST LUKES HEALTHCARE )
- GEORGE TOMY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SLOCUM DICKSON MEDICAL GROUP PLLC )
- MOHSIN SYED ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SLOCUM DICKSON MEDICAL GROUP PLLC )
- MICHAEL PARSLOW ( FAMILY PRACTICE - FAXTON-ST LUKES HEALTHCARE )
- FRANCIS CONSTANTINE ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - FAXTON-ST LUKES HEALTHCARE )
- STEVEN LAGRANT ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - NOKOMIS PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- CHELSEA SAVAGE ( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - FAXTON-ST LUKES HEALTHCARE )
- TATYANA MISYULYA ( FAMILY PRACTICE - FAXTON-ST LUKES HEALTHCARE )
- SUSAN JACKSON ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - PRIMARY CARE METABOLIC DISORDERS MEDICAL PRACTICE PLLC )
- CHRISTINA ARANDA ( FAMILY PRACTICE - FAXTON-ST LUKES HEALTHCARE )
- KRISTINA STOYANOV ( FAMILY PRACTICE - SLOCUM DICKSON MEDICAL GROUP PLLC )
- THOMAS JOHN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SLOCUM DICKSON MEDICAL GROUP PLLC )
- POURUSHASP DHABHAR ( ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY - SLOCUM DICKSON MEDICAL GROUP PLLC )
- ANTHONY COTRONEA ( FAMILY PRACTICE - FAXTON-ST LUKES HEALTHCARE )
- LWIN WIN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ROME MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC. )
- FRANCIS CHABOT ( FAMILY PRACTICE - FAXTON-ST LUKES HEALTHCARE )
- MARIO WASSEL ( FAMILY PRACTICE - PRIMARY CARE METABOLIC DISORDERS MEDICAL PRACTICE PLLC )
- OLEG DULKIN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - FAXTON-ST LUKES HEALTHCARE )
