GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPICE OF MID AMERICA INC 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 GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPICE OF MID AMERICA INC. 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.)

GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPICE OF MID AMERICA INC: General Information

Hospice services are typically delivered at a facility or in home, so the physical address for GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPICE OF MID AMERICA INC 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.

123 WEST KANSAS AVENUE

INDEPENDENCE, MO 64050

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(816) 822-2292

Certification Number: 261595

Certified Since: 08/22/2003

Patient Survey Results for GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPICE OF MID AMERICA INC

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 GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPICE OF MID AMERICA INC 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 94.5 %
Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 80.4 %
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 98.2 %
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 94.9 %
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 100 %
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 100 %
Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen 100 %
Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 76.4 %
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 GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPICE OF MID AMERICA INC

These are the doctors who are affiliated with GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPICE OF MID AMERICA INC. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.

  • BRIAN HAAS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - WELLSPRING HEALTHCARE LLC )
  • KAREN EPPERSON ( FAMILY PRACTICE - CURANA HEALTH OF MISSOURI-KANSAS LLC )
  • JAMES MILLER ( FAMILY PRACTICE - BATES COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL )
  • SARAH KIRCHHOFF ( FAMILY PRACTICE - WESTERN MISSOURI MEDICAL CENTER )
  • AMIE ETTERS ( FAMILY PRACTICE - SELECT PHYSICAL THERAPY HOLDINGS INC )
  • SYED HASAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - WESTERN MISSOURI MEDICAL CENTER )
  • RICHARD SMITH ( FAMILY PRACTICE - JEFFERSON MEDICAL GROUP )
  • JAMES PATTERSON ( EMERGENCY MEDICINE - BATES COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL )