ASCENSION AT HOME: Ratings, Survey Results, and Analysis
CMS Five Star Rating (4 out of 5): , Patient Recommendation: 88%
1900 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, SUITE 250 BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243
205-313-2800
Data date: Jan 17, 2024
The Most Important Data about ASCENSION AT HOME
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 ASCENSION AT HOME is 4 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 ASCENSION AT HOME a rating of 9 or 10 was 88%. This is HIGHER than the national average. The agency has been participating in Medicare since 07/12/2000. The agency costs LESS than the average agency nationally. The agency serves 117 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 ASCENSION AT HOME, 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 ASCENSION AT HOME
Data as of Jan 17, 2024
Address:
1900 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, SUITE 250
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243
Medicare Provider Number: 17149
Participating in Medicare Since: July 12, 2000
Ownership Type: PROPRIETARY
Cost compared to national average: 96%
DTC Performance for ASCENSION AT HOME
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 ASCENSION AT HOME.
Home Health Care Services
ASCENSION AT HOME 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 ASCENSION AT HOME
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: |
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 | 3: |
Star Rating Team Discussed Medicines, Pain, And Home Safety | 4: |
Star Rating For How Patients Rated Overall Care From Agency | 4: |
Service Area Covered by ASCENSION AT HOME
ASCENSION AT HOME provides home health care services in these zip codes.
35004 35005 35006 35007 35020 35022 35023 35033 35035 35036 35040 35042 35043 35054 35060 35061 35062 35063 35064 35068 35071 35073 35079 35080 35091 35094 35096 35111 35114 35115 35116 35117 35118 35120 35121 35124 35125 35126 35127 35128 35130 35131 35133 35139 35146 35148 35160 35172 35173 35178 35180 35181 35184 35186 35188 35201 35203 35204 35205 35206 35207 35208 35209 35210 35211 35212 35213 35214 35215 35216 35217 35218 35221 35222 35223 35224 35226 35228 35233 35234 35235 35242 35243 35244 35401 35404 35405 35406 35407 35444 35452 35453 35456 35463 35473 35475 35476 35480 35490 35501 35502 35503 35504 35549 35550 35554 35578 35579 35580 35584 35587 35901 35904 35953 36206 36277 36279
Performance Measures for ASCENSION AT HOME
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 | 98.2% |
How Often The Home Health Team Determined Whether Patients Received A Flu Shot For The Current Flu Season | 78.9% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Walking Or Moving Around | 89.6% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Getting In And Out Of Bed | 89.4% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Bathing | 92.3% |
How Often Patients' Breathing Improved | 91.1% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Taking Their Drugs Correctly By Mouth | 90% |
How Often Home Health Patients Had To Be Admitted To The Hospital | 15.6% |
How Often Patients Receiving Home Health Care Needed Urgent, Unplanned Care In The ER Without Being Admitted | 9.2% |
Patient Survey Responses for ASCENSION AT HOME
Below is information compiled by CMS on the percentage of patients who respond to specific treatments and a comparison of the results for ASCENSION AT HOME 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 | 91% (Nat: 88%) Higher |
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 | 85% (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) | 88% (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 ASCENSION AT HOME
These are the doctors who are affiliated with ASCENSION AT HOME.
- GREGORY LITTLE ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SOUTHVIEW MEDICAL GROUP, PC )
- ARTHUR PATTON ( FAMILY PRACTICE - BIRMINGHAM INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, LLC )
- JAMES CRENSHAW ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SEALE HARRIS CLINIC P C )
- EDWARD KIM ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SOUTHVIEW MEDICAL GROUP, PC )
- SHAWN SMITH ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - BIRMINGHAM INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, LLC )
- MARIA ROSARIO CUMAGUN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - VINCENTIAN PHYSICIAN SERVICES LLC )
- JACK VIBBERT ( FAMILY PRACTICE - BIRMINGHAM INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, LLC )
- WILLIAM MORRIS ( FAMILY PRACTICE - BAPTIST HEALTH CENTERS LLC )
- MARK RICHMAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - BIRMINGHAM INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, LLC )
- JUSTIN MOELLINGER ( GENERAL SURGERY - SURGERY SOUTH LLC )
- OLGA BELOTSERKOVSKAYA ( PSYCHIATRY )
- NICHOLAS ECHEMENDIA ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ALABAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE PC )
- MELISSA TONER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - VINCENTIAN PHYSICIAN SERVICES LLC )
- COLLEEN TOBE-DONOHUE ( FAMILY PRACTICE - VINCENTIAN PHYSICIAN SERVICES LLC )
- JACOB SIVILS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - VINCENTIAN PHYSICIAN SERVICES LLC )
- KENNETH MOORE ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - STV SPORTS MEDICINE AND ORTHOPEDICS LLC )
- JEREMY BLACKWELL ( FAMILY PRACTICE - WALKER MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS, LLC )
- JAMES COLVARD ( FAMILY PRACTICE - VINCENTIAN PHYSICIAN SERVICES LLC )
- JOHN REAVES ( FAMILY PRACTICE - VINCENTIAN PHYSICIAN SERVICES LLC )
- ANDREAS MADDUX ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- JOHN NICHOLS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - VINCENTIAN PHYSICIAN SERVICES LLC )
- JASON HARMON ( FAMILY PRACTICE - CHAMPION SPORTS MEDICINE BIRMINGHAM, LLC )
- DIVYA CARRIGAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - BIRMINGHAM INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, LLC )
- JENNIFER WHITE ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - EASTERN MEDICAL SPECIALISTS, P.C. )
- LARRY ALFORD ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - BIRMINGHAM INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, LLC )
- ALLISON WOOD ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - BIRMINGHAM INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, LLC )
- MEGHAN PERALTA ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PC )
- CHRISTOPHER NICHOLS ( PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION - PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES OF WEST LOUISIANA INC )
- DAVID BRYANT ( FAMILY PRACTICE )
- JOHN YOUNG ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - CHAMPION SPORTS MEDICINE BIRMINGHAM, LLC )
- DUANE SHROYER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SOUTHVIEW MEDICAL GROUP, PC )
- TAMMY LEONG ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - CHAMPION SPORTS MEDICINE BIRMINGHAM, LLC )
- JOHN CURTIS ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - MEDICAL WEST HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM )
- JOSEPH BREWER ( FAMILY PRACTICE - TUSCALOOSA MED CENTER SOUTH, PC )
- CRAIG RICH ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SOUTHVIEW MEDICAL GROUP, PC )
- ANDREW LAND ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PC )
- DAVID HALL ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SOUTHVIEW MEDICAL GROUP, PC )
- KELLI GRINDER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - BIRMINGHAM INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, LLC )
- EMILY ENTREKIN ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - CHAMPION SPORTS MEDICINE BIRMINGHAM, LLC )
- ANDREW DUXBURY ( GERIATRIC MEDICINE - UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PC )
- JEREMY SMITH ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SOUTHVIEW MEDICAL GROUP, PC )
- WILLIAM BROWN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PC )
- ADEEB THOMAS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- ANDREA SHIREY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEDICAL WEST HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM )
- FRANK MALENSEK ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SOUTHVIEW MEDICAL GROUP, PC )
- ELAINE COLBY ( FAMILY PRACTICE - SOUTHVIEW MEDICAL GROUP, PC )
- GERALD NORRIS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SOUTHVIEW MEDICAL GROUP, PC )
- NOAH FITZPATRICK ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SOUTHVIEW MEDICAL GROUP, PC )
- JAVED IQBAL ( FAMILY PRACTICE - COGENT HEALTHCARE OF TENNESSEE, PC )
- CORNELIUS MEADOWS ( FAMILY PRACTICE - CHAMPION SPORTS MEDICINE BIRMINGHAM, LLC )
- JOHNATHAN MIZE ( FAMILY PRACTICE - MEDICAL WEST HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM )
- WILLIAM SPIEGEL ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- TIMOTHY ELLER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - BIRMINGHAM INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, LLC )
- JAMES WILLIAMS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PC )
- DAVID HALL ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SOUTHVIEW MEDICAL GROUP, PC )
- WILLIAM KIRBY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - BIRMINGHAM INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, LLC )
- HANNAH CLARK ( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - VINCENTIAN PHYSICIAN SERVICES LLC )
- STEPHEN STUART ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SOUTHVIEW MEDICAL GROUP, PC )
- ERALD LULA ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN SERVICES - SOUTHEAST PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION )
- ROBERT MURRAY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - CHAMPION SPORTS MEDICINE BIRMINGHAM, LLC )
- KENNEDY KUNZ ( FAMILY PRACTICE - SEALE HARRIS CLINIC P C )
- JEFFREY CLIFTON ( FAMILY PRACTICE - SEALE HARRIS CLINIC P C )
- MARIANTHE GRAMMAS ( GERIATRIC MEDICINE - UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PC )
- MICHAEL PUTMAN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - SEALE HARRIS CLINIC P C )
- SONG YU ( FAMILY PRACTICE - MED HELP 280 LLC )
- SHARON GRAY ( FAMILY PRACTICE - BAPTIST HEALTH CENTERS LLC )
- SCOTT SEIBERT ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - MEDICAL WEST HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM )
- JESSICA HANDLON ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - CAHABA MEDICAL CARE FOUNDATION )
- JOSHUA POPE ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - HOSPICE ADVANTAGE MIDCO LLC )