ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HOME CARE: Ratings, Survey Results, and Analysis
CMS Five Star Rating (3 out of 5): , Patient Recommendation: 92%
201 MONROE STREET, THE RSA TOWER, SUITE 1200 MONTGOMERY, AL 36104
334-206-5341
Data date: Jan 17, 2024
The Most Important Data about ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HOME CARE
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The overall 5-star Rating for ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HOME CARE is 3 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 85% of its customers. This is HIGHER than the national average. The percentage of patients who gave ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HOME CARE a rating of 9 or 10 was 92%. This is HIGHER 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 494 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.
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Below is everything shred of information that we can find about ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HOME CARE, 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 ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HOME CARE
Data as of Jan 17, 2024
Address:
201 MONROE STREET, THE RSA TOWER, SUITE 1200
MONTGOMERY, AL 36104
Medicare Provider Number: 17000
Participating in Medicare Since: July 01, 1966
Ownership Type: GOVERNMENT - STATE/COUNTY
Cost compared to national average: 97%
DTC Performance for ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HOME CARE
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 ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HOME CARE.
Home Health Care Services
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HOME CARE 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 ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HOME CARE
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: |
| HHCAHPS Survey Summary Star Rating | 5: |
| 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 | 5: |
| Star Rating For How Patients Rated Overall Care From Agency | 5: |
Service Area Covered by ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HOME CARE
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HOME CARE provides home health care services in these zip codes.
35004 35005 35007 35010 35014 35016 35019 35020 35022 35031 35032 35033 35034 35035 35040 35042 35044 35045 35046 35049 35051 35053 35054 35055 35056 35057 35058 35062 35063 35064 35070 35071 35072 35077 35078 35079 35083 35085 35087 35089 35091 35094 35096 35097 35098 35111 35114 35115 35117 35120 35121 35124 35125 35126 35128 35130 35131 35133 35143 35146 35148 35149 35150 35151 35160 35171 35172 35173 35175 35176 35178 35179 35180 35184 35186 35203 35204 35207 35208 35210 35211 35212 35214 35215 35216 35217 35218 35221 35222 35224 35226 35228 35234 35235 35242 35244 35401 35404 35405 35442 35443 35446 35447 35448 35452 35453 35456 35460 35461 35462 35463 35464 35466 35470 35473 35474 35476 35481 35490 35501 35503 35504 35540 35541 35542 35543 35544 35546 35548 35549 35550 35552 35553 35554 35555 35559 35560 35563 35564 35565 35570 35571 35572 35574 35575 35576 35578 35579 35580 35581 35582 35584 35585 35586 35587 35592 35593 35594 35601 35603 35610 35611 35613 35614 35616 35618 35619 35620 35621 35622 35630 35633 35634 35640 35643 35645 35646 35647 35648 35650 35651 35652 35653 35654 35660 35661 35670 35671 35672 35673 35674 35677 35739 35740 35744 35745 35747 35748 35749 35750 35752 35754 35756 35757 35758 35759 35760 35761 35763 35764 35765 35768 35769 35771 35772 35773 35776 35801 35802 35803 35804 35805 35806 35810 35811 35816 35824 35901 35903 35904 35905 35906 35907 35950 35951 35952 35953 35954 35956 35957 35958 35959 35960 35961 35962 35963 35966 35967 35968 35971 35972 35973 35974 35975 35976 35978 35980 35981 35983 35984 35986 35987 35988 35989 36003 36005 36006 36009 36010 36016 36017 36022 36024 36025 36027 36028 36030 36032 36033 36034 36035 36036 36037 36040 36041 36042 36043 36046 36048 36049 36051 36053 36054 36064 36066 36067 36069 36071 36072 36075 36078 36079 36080 36081 36083 36088 36089 36092 36093 36104 36105 36106 36107 36108 36109 36110 36111 36116 36117 36201 36202 36203 36206 36207 36250 36251 36255 36256 36258 36260 36262 36263 36264 36265 36266 36268 36269 36271 36272 36273 36274 36276 36277 36278 36279 36280 36301 36303 36305 36310 36311 36312 36313 36314 36316 36317 36318 36319 36320 36321 36322 36323 36330 36340 36343 36344 36345 36346 36350 36351 36352 36353 36360 36361 36370 36371 36373 36374 36375 36376 36401 36420 36421 36425 36426 36427 36432 36435 36436 36439 36441 36442 36444 36445 36446 36451 36453 36455 36456 36460 36461 36467 36471 36473 36474 36475 36477 36480 36481 36482 36502 36507 36513 36518 36522 36524 36529 36538 36539 36540 36545 36548 36553 36556 36558 36560 36562 36569 36579 36581 36583 36584 36585 36701 36703 36720 36722 36726 36727 36728 36732 36736 36738 36740 36742 36744 36748 36751 36754 36756 36758 36761 36766 36767 36768 36769 36775 36776 36782 36783 36784 36785 36786 36801 36804 36830 36832 36850 36853 36854 36856 36860 36862 36863 36866 36867 36869 36870 36871 36874 36875 36877 36879 36901 36904 36907 36908 36912 36915 36916 36919 36921 36922 36925
Performance Measures for ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HOME CARE
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 | 95.4% |
| How Often The Home Health Team Determined Whether Patients Received A Flu Shot For The Current Flu Season | 41.8% |
| How Often Patients Got Better At Walking Or Moving Around | 86.8% |
| How Often Patients Got Better At Getting In And Out Of Bed | 85.8% |
| How Often Patients Got Better At Bathing | 86.8% |
| How Often Patients' Breathing Improved | 82.4% |
| How Often Patients Got Better At Taking Their Drugs Correctly By Mouth | 82.5% |
| 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 | 9.7% |
Patient Survey Responses for ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HOME CARE
Below is information compiled by CMS on the percentage of patients who respond to specific treatments and a comparison of the results for ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HOME CARE 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 | 91% (Nat: 88%) Higher |
| Percent Of Patients Who Reported That Their Home Health Team Communicated Well With Them | 89% (Nat: 86%) Higher |
| Percent Of Patients Who Reported That Their Home Health Team Discussed Medicines, Pain, And Home Safety With Them | 88% (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) | 92% (Nat: 85%) Higher |
| Percent Of Patients Who Reported YES, They Would Definitely Recommend The Home Health Agency To Friends And Family | 85% (Nat: 78%) Higher |
Medical Professionals Associated with ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HOME CARE
These are the doctors who are affiliated with ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HOME CARE.
- GAYNEL TAYLOR ( FAMILY PRACTICE - HOUSTON COUNTY HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY )
- ZEKE NICHOLS ( FAMILY PRACTICE - ATTENTUS MOULTON, LLC )
- APRIL HANEY ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - ATHENS INTERNAL MEDICINE AND NEPHROLOGY )
- RICHARD BENDINGER ( FAMILY PRACTICE - SOUTHEAST ALABAMA RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES )
- ANDREA BATCHELOR ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - HALEYVILLE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, INC. )
- GINI MONTGOMERY ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - ATTENTUS MOULTON, LLC )
- SALAH AL-ABBADI ( FAMILY PRACTICE - GROVE HILL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC )
- AMBER PENNINGTON ( NURSE PRACTITIONER )
- WILLIAM WOODALL ( FAMILY PRACTICE - WADDELL CENTER FAMILY MEDICINE )
- VENKATAPUR REDDY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - HALEYVILLE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, INC. )
- NAUMAN QURESHI ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATHENS LIMESTONE HEALTH SERVICES )
- ANTHONY HOUSE ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - NES TENNESSEE, INC. )
