Halifax Health - Care at Home Achieves Five-Star Quality of Patient Care Rating

Port Orange, FL – (August 13, 2024) Halifax Health - Care at Home has received a five-star rating in the Quality of Patient Care Star Rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This rating is based on end-of-care OASIS assessments and Medicare fee-for-service claims data for the period from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023.This rating reflects how home health agencies (HHAs) compare with one another on their quality of patient care performance. A five-star rating signifies that Halifax Health - Care at Home has performed exceptionally well, surpassing national standards and delivering exceptional care.

"The five-star rating is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our entire team at Halifax Health Care at Home," said Lottie Odom, Vice President of Clinical Integration at Halifax Health. "We are committed to providing the highest level and quality of care to our patients, and this recognition underscores our commitment to excellence."

The Quality of Patient Care Star Ratings are determined using seven measures of quality reported on the Care Compare website. These measures include:

1. Timely Initiation of Care

2. Improvement in Management of Oral Medications

3. Improvement in Ambulation

4. Improvement in Bed Transferring

5. Improvement in Bathing

6. Improvement in Dyspnea

7. Home Health Within-Stay Potentially Preventable Hospitalization (PPH)

Effective May 2024, CMS replaced the Acute Care Hospitalization measure with the Home Health Within-Stay Potentially Preventable Hospitalization measure, emphasizing the importance of preventing hospitalizations during home healthcare.

For more information about the Quality of Patient Care Star Ratings and the Patient Experience of Care Star Ratings, visit Care Compare.

About Halifax Health:

Recognized as one of the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals™ in the United States by IBM Watson Health™, Halifax Health serves Volusia and Flagler counties, providing a continuum of health care services through a network of organizations including a tertiary hospital, two community hospitals, an urgent care network, psychiatric services, a cancer treatment center with five outreach locations, the area’s largest hospice, a center for inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient rehabilitation clinics, primary care walk-in clinics, a clinic specializing in women’s health, a pediatric care community organization. Halifax Health offers the area’s only Level II Trauma Center, Center for Transplant Services, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Emergency Department with board-certified pediatricians on staff 24/7, Child and Adolescent Behavioral Services, OB Emergency Department and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit that cares for babies born earlier than 28 weeks. It’s also the area’s longest-standing Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center (TSC) offering complete stroke care.