AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF CHARLESTON EAST: Ratings, Survey Results, and Analysis
CMS Five Star Rating (4.5 out of 5): , Patient Recommendation: 86%
1027 PHYSICIANS DRIVE SUITE 210 CHARLESTON, SC 29414
843-556-0200
Data date: Jan 17, 2024
The Most Important Data about AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF CHARLESTON EAST
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The overall 5-star Rating for AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF CHARLESTON EAST is 4.5 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 79% of its customers. This is HIGHER than the national average. The percentage of patients who gave AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF CHARLESTON EAST a rating of 9 or 10 was 86%. This is HIGHER than the national average. The agency has been participating in Medicare since 09/13/1982. The agency costs MORE than the average agency nationally. The agency serves 59 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 AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF CHARLESTON EAST, 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 AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF CHARLESTON EAST
Data as of Jan 17, 2024
Address:
1027 PHYSICIANS DRIVE SUITE 210
CHARLESTON, SC 29414
Medicare Provider Number: 427027
Participating in Medicare Since: September 13, 1982
Ownership Type: PROPRIETARY
Cost compared to national average: 105%
DTC Performance for AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF CHARLESTON EAST
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 AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF CHARLESTON EAST.
Home Health Care Services
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF CHARLESTON EAST 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 AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF CHARLESTON EAST
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 | 4.5: |
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 AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF CHARLESTON EAST
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF CHARLESTON EAST provides home health care services in these zip codes.
29082 29210 29223 29401 29403 29404 29405 29406 29407 29412 29414 29425 29426 29429 29435 29438 29439 29446 29449 29450 29451 29452 29455 29457 29458 29464 29466 29470 29472 29474 29475 29481 29482 29487 29488 29492 29493 29526 29810 29827 29836 29846 29849 29911 29913 29916 29918 29921 29922 29923 29924 29929 29932 29933 29934 29939 29940 29944 29945
Performance Measures for AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF CHARLESTON EAST
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 | 94.2% |
How Often The Home Health Team Determined Whether Patients Received A Flu Shot For The Current Flu Season | 66.2% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Walking Or Moving Around | 91% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Getting In And Out Of Bed | 92.4% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Bathing | 93.1% |
How Often Patients' Breathing Improved | 93.7% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Taking Their Drugs Correctly By Mouth | 90.1% |
How Often Home Health Patients Had To Be Admitted To The Hospital | 14% |
How Often Patients Receiving Home Health Care Needed Urgent, Unplanned Care In The ER Without Being Admitted | 16.6% |
Patient Survey Responses for AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF CHARLESTON EAST
Below is information compiled by CMS on the percentage of patients who respond to specific treatments and a comparison of the results for AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF CHARLESTON EAST 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 | 88% (Nat: 88%) Lower |
Percent Of Patients Who Reported That Their Home Health Team Communicated Well With Them | 86% (Nat: 86%) Lower |
Percent Of Patients Who Reported That Their Home Health Team Discussed Medicines, Pain, And Home Safety With Them | 82% (Nat: 82%) Lower |
Percent Of Patients Who Gave Their Home Health Agency A Rating Of 9 Or 10 On A Scale From 0 (lowest) To 10 (highest) | 86% (Nat: 85%) Higher |
Percent Of Patients Who Reported YES, They Would Definitely Recommend The Home Health Agency To Friends And Family | 79% (Nat: 78%) Higher |
Medical Professionals Associated with AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF CHARLESTON EAST
These are the doctors who are affiliated with AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF CHARLESTON EAST.
- JULIE PUDER ( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - JOHN E EMMEL MD PC )
- ROBIN MALIK ( FAMILY PRACTICE - ROPER SAINT FRANCIS PHYSICIANS NETWORK )
- TINA BOTELHO ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - PROACTIVE THERAPY OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC )
- MELISSA BOWERS ( FAMILY PRACTICE - HAMPTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER )
- LUIS VEGA ( FAMILY PRACTICE - PALMETTO PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS LLC )
- AMY COLLINS ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - SC HOUSE CALLS INC )
- TERESA RICE ( GENERAL SURGERY - UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES )
- GLOVENIA SPIRES ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - SC HOUSE CALLS INC )
- WILLIAM ESTES ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - EAST COOPER PHYSICIAN NETWORK LLC )
- ALEXIS JESUP ( FAMILY PRACTICE - ROPER SAINT FRANCIS PHYSICIANS NETWORK )
- CARY HICKMAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ROPER SAINT FRANCIS PHYSICIANS NETWORK )
- JOSPEPH SCALEA ( GENERAL SURGERY - UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES )
- KEITH LACKEY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ROPER SAINT FRANCIS PHYSICIANS NETWORK )
- SEAN HALEY ( FAMILY PRACTICE - UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES )
- ANDREW CALCUTT ( GENERAL SURGERY )
- CHRISTOPHER MICHAELIS ( OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE - CHARLESTON WOUND CARE CENTER LLC )
- ANGELLO LIN ( GENERAL SURGERY - UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES )
- ALAINA PAYNE ( FAMILY PRACTICE - ROPER SAINT FRANCIS PHYSICIANS NETWORK )
- DOUGLAS MCGILL ( PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION )
- DEANNA MANSKER ( GENERAL SURGERY - BEAUFORT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL )
- ROBERT TEACHMAN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - PALMETTO PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS LLC )
- CARA FERGUSON ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - CAROLINA FAMILY CARE INC )
- BARRY BROWN ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - SC HOUSE CALLS INC )
- WILLIAM LIVESAY ( PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION )
- DONNA SANDERS ( HOSPITALIST - SC HOUSE CALLS INC )
- MARY HANLEY ( FAMILY PRACTICE - ROPER HOSPITAL INC )
- CHRISTOPHER FERGUSON ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - FERGUSON INTERNAL MEDICINE LLC )
- JOSEPH FLOWERS ( FAMILY PRACTICE - WALTERBORO FAMILY PRACTICE ASSOCIATES PA )
- LANCE SIMS ( PODIATRY )
- DUSTIN HAMBRIGHT ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - SOUTH CAROLINA SPORTS MEDICINE AND ORTHOPAEDIC CENTER )
- DEBORAH LAY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SOUTH CAROLINA GROUP SERVICES, LLC )
- JOHN EMMEL ( FAMILY PRACTICE - JOHN E EMMEL MD PC )
- FREDRIC WORIAX ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - GOVERNOR JUAN F LUIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER )
- LAUREN SPRADLEY OGLESBY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - BEAUFORT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL )
- LYNN MANFRED ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ROPER SAINT FRANCIS PHYSICIANS NETWORK )
- ALLISON SHEPPARD ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - SC HOUSE CALLS INC )
- EDWARD BLOCKER ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - BEAUFORT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL )
- JOHN KLECKLEY ( GERIATRIC MEDICINE - PALMETTO PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS LLC )
- AMY KING ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - EAST COOPER PHYSICIAN NETWORK LLC )
- SCOTT EVANS ( FAMILY PRACTICE - ROPER SAINT FRANCIS PHYSICIANS NETWORK )
- VIJAY SAI VEERAPANENI ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SOUTHEASTERN HOSPITALIST SERVICES PC )
- LAURA KINNEY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - LIBERTY DOCTORS LLC )
- CURTIS STOKES ( FAMILY PRACTICE - WALTERBORO FAMILY PRACTICE ASSOCIATES PA )
- JOHN MCCROSSON ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - ROPER SAINT FRANCIS PHYSICIANS NETWORK )
- PHILLIP JANSEN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - ALLENDALE COUNTY HOSPITAL BOARD )
- LUCY DAVIS ( FAMILY PRACTICE - PALMETTO PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS LLC )
- WENDY GRIFFITH ( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - HOUSECALLS-MD )
- JORGE CHABRIER-ROSELLO ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SC HOUSE CALLS INC )
- ANGELA JUSTICE ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - SC HOUSE CALLS INC )
- MICHAEL BOOK ( FAMILY PRACTICE - CAROLINA FAMILY CARE INC )
- KIMBERLY RAKES-STEPHENS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - COASTAL CAROLINA MULTISPECIALTY ASSOCIATES LLC )
- ANTHONY DALTON ( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - EAST COOPER PHYSICIAN NETWORK LLC )
- CHARLES REITMAN ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES )
- HARRIET HANSEN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - CAROLINA FAMILY CARE INC )
- ROBERT RAVINSKY ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES )
- LEONARD DOUGLAS ( FAMILY PRACTICE - SC HOUSE CALLS INC )
- PATRICK MEEHAN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN SERVICES - SOUTHEAST PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION )
- RICHARD MILLS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ROPER SAINT FRANCIS PHYSICIANS NETWORK )
- SUSAN DATTA ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ROPER SAINT FRANCIS PHYSICIANS NETWORK )
- JOHN MCGILLICUDDY ( GENERAL SURGERY - UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES )
- STELA SUSAC PAVIC ( FAMILY PRACTICE - HOUSECALLS-MD )
- JOHN FORNEY ( FAMILY PRACTICE - LIBERTY DOCTORS LLC )
- EMILY CULPEPPER ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - ROPER HOSPITAL INC )
- SHANICE PETERS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SOUTHEASTERN HOSPITALIST SERVICES PC )
- GUNTHER RENCKEN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - WALTERBORO FAMILY PRACTICE ASSOCIATES PA )
- ROBERT BOLEN ( NEUROLOGY - TIDEWATER NEUROLOGY )
- DIRK VAN DER WINDT ( GENERAL SURGERY - UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES )
- ALEXANDER COLTOFF ( INFECTIOUS DISEASE - UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES )
- JOSHUA VISSERMAN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES )
- JOHN DAVIS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ROPER SAINT FRANCIS PHYSICIANS NETWORK )
- JEFFREY KRAMER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- BRODIE MCKOY ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - SELECT PHYSICAL THERAPY HOLDINGS INC )
- OTIS SPEIGHT ( EMERGENCY MEDICINE - SC HOUSE CALLS INC )
- MICHAEL EDWARDS ( THORACIC SURGERY )
- ERIKA BLANK ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - CAROLINA FAMILY CARE INC )
- WILLIAM CARROLL ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - ROPER SAINT FRANCIS PHYSICIANS NETWORK )
- LAUREN OLSON ( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - HOUSECALLS-MD )
- JEROME FAY ( FAMILY PRACTICE - HOUSECALLS-MD )
- VALERIE SCOTT ( FAMILY PRACTICE - ROPER SAINT FRANCIS PHYSICIANS NETWORK )
- WILLIAM SNYDER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ROPER SAINT FRANCIS PHYSICIANS NETWORK )
- TODD LANSFORD ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - SOUTH CAROLINA SPORTS MEDICINE AND ORTHOPAEDIC CENTER )
- TRACY CALDWELL ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - CAROLINA FAMILY CARE INC )
- H SCHUTTE ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - EAST COOPER PHYSICIAN NETWORK LLC )
- ROBERT THOMAS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- HUGH DURRENCE ( FAMILY PRACTICE - LIBERTY DOCTORS LLC )
- NORMAN KHOURY ( GENERAL SURGERY )
- WILLIAM BOICE ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - PHYSICIANS SERVICES GROUP PC )
- JOHN BROWN ( PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION )
- ZEKE WALTON ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES )
- JARED WHITE ( GENERAL SURGERY - UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES )
- THOMAS HUGHES ( NEUROLOGY - TIDEWATER NEUROLOGY )
- SAMUEL SCHUMANN III ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES )
- PATRICK MURRAY ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - ROPER SAINT FRANCIS PHYSICIANS NETWORK )
- NIHAR PATEL ( FAMILY PRACTICE - PINNACLE PHYSICIANS, LLC )
- MALCOLM HORRY ( FAMILY PRACTICE - HAMPTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER )
- BRANDY PRICE ( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - ROPER HOSPITAL INC )
- LINDSEY BILGER ( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES )
- MARK DEAN ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - BEAUFORT ORTHOPAEDIC SPORTS AND SPINE CENTER LLC )
- CORYNNE BOYER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - LIBERTY DOCTORS LLC )
- MICHAEL SMITH ( FAMILY PRACTICE - WALTERBORO FAMILY PRACTICE ASSOCIATES PA )
- LAWRENCE CONLEY ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - COASTAL CAROLINA MULTISPECIALTY ASSOCIATES LLC )
- JOHN FERGUSON ( FAMILY PRACTICE - ROPER SAINT FRANCIS PHYSICIANS NETWORK )
- AMAN AMIN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ROPER SAINT FRANCIS PHYSICIANS NETWORK )
- ALLISON STANLEY ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - ALLENDALE COUNTY HOSPITAL BOARD )
- JOHN CREEL ( FAMILY PRACTICE - WALTERBORO ADULT AND PEDIATRIC MEDICINE,LLC )
- REX MORGAN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - EAST COOPER PHYSICIAN NETWORK LLC )