Home Health 5 Star Rating System - 5/27/2015

CMS will post their 5 Star Rating System for home health agencies in July of this year.  The five star rating system consist of nine quality measurements:

1.       Timely Initiation of Care

2.       Drug Education on all Medications provided to patients  and caregivers

3.       Influenza Immunization Received for Current Flu season

4.       Improvement in Ambulation

5.       Improvement in Bed Transferring

6.       Improvement in Bathing

7.       Improvement in Pain Interfering with Activity

8.       Improvement in Shortness of Breath

9.       Acute Care Hospitalization