NORTH STAR HOSPICE Reviews
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Patient Satisfaction Percentage: Unknown
Hospice data as of February 21, 2024
A Review of the Data
Prepared by Richard Saunders as of February 21, 2024.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") distributes numerous tables of data on hospice organizations on a quarterly basis. That is a lot of information to pour through to try and build a comprehensive review of NORTH STAR HOSPICE. Luckily, we are here to help! I’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the hospital does, who is affiliated with it, share any patient survey data and much more. (If you want to jump to a specific section of the review, here are the section headers: General Hospital Data, Performance Data, Patient Survey Results, and Service Area.)
NORTH STAR HOSPICE: General Information
Hospice services are typically delivered at a facility or in home, so the physical address for NORTH STAR HOSPICE is not terribly important. What is important is to find an agency that serves the geopgraphic area where the patient is living and to find a hospice provider that is responsive to their needs.
Certification Number: 241574
Certified Since: 12/23/2003
Patient Survey Results for NORTH STAR HOSPICE
The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems ("CAHPS") Hospice Survey was designed to measure and assess the experiences of patients who died while receiving hospice care, as well as the experiences of their informal primary caregivers. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") developed the CAHPS Hospice Survey with input from many stakeholders, including other government agencies, industry stakeholders, consumer groups, and other key individuals and organizations involved in hospice care. (More information.)
Since the CAHPS Hospice Survey focuses on experiences of care, implementation of the survey supports the following national priorities for improving care: involving patients and families in care and promoting effective communication and coordination.
The standardized 47 question CAHPS Hospice Survey instrument is composed of the following measures: Communication with Family, Getting Timely Help, Treating Patient with Respect, Emotional and Spiritual Support, Help for Pain and Symptoms, Training Family to Care for Patient, Rating of this Hospice, and Willingness to Recommend this Hospice.
Higher Scores are better. Results are available on a facility basis. Averages for each state and for the nation are also available. Allf othis information is shown below.
Performance Data
Below are the results of the survey results for NORTH STAR HOSPICE based on the Home Health Care Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems ("HHCAHPS Survey”). If state level results are available a comparison to state averages is shown.
| Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences | 100 % |
| Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) | 100 % |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening | 98.3 % |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment | 100 % |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening | 100 % |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment | 97.3 % |
| Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen | 100 % |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure | 96.7 % |
| Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life | Not Available |
| Hospice Care Index Overall Score | Not Available |
| CHC/GIP provided (%days) | Not Available |
| Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) | Not Available |
| Early live discharges (% live discharges) | Not Available |
| Late live discharges (% live discharges) | Not Available |
| Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) | Not Available |
| Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) | Not Available |
| Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) | Not Available |
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) | Not Available |
| Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) | Not Available |
| Visits near death (% decedents) | Not Available |
Medical Professionals Associated with NORTH STAR HOSPICE
These are the doctors who are affiliated with NORTH STAR HOSPICE. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.
- NICOLE BUSCH ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - INTERNATIONAL FALLS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION )
- MITCHELL CARDWELL ( FAMILY PRACTICE - ST LUKES HOSPITAL OF DULUTH )
- JEFFREY COPEMAN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - RANGE REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES )
- BRIAN THOMPSON ( FAMILY PRACTICE - RANGE REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES )
- KASEY KAPELLA ( FAMILY PRACTICE - RANGE REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES )
Service Area
NORTH STAR HOSPICE provides home healthcare services in these zip codes. Click on any ZIP Code to see other agencies servicing the ZIP Code.
55746 55703 55705 55708 55709 55710 55713 55716 55719 55734 55738 55741 55751 55753 55768 55769 55771 55775 55781 55792 55816 56628 56649 56653 56668 56669
