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Community HomeHealth Receives 2024 HHCAHPS Honors Status For Exceptional Patient Care

Posted On: February 6, 2025 by Community HealthCare System in: General, News

Community Healthcare System’s HomeHealth agency is proud to announce it was named a 2024 HHCAHPS Honor recipient by MatrixCare, a leading provider of CAHPS surveys, advanced analytics and other services for home health agencies.  This prestigious program recognizes agencies that excel in delivering positive patient experiences and high-quality care as measured by the Home Health Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HHCAHPS) satisfaction scores. To receive the HHCAHPS Honors designation, Community HomeHealth was evaluated based on the Willingness to Recommend question as a qualifier followed by 18 other publicly reported measures for the period of April 2023 through March 2024.  Community HomeHealh exceeded the National Average on 85% or more of the evaluated questions. Andrea Lutz, Director of Ancillary Services at CHCS, credits all HomeHealth staff from nurses, to therapists, to aides and support staff, who work diligently to provide outstanding
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Community HomeHealth Receives 2024 HHCAHPS Honors Status For Exceptional Patient Care

February 6, 2025

Categories: General, News

Community Healthcare System’s HomeHealth agency is proud to announce it was named a 2024 HHCAHPS Honor recipient by MatrixCare, a leading provider of CAHPS surveys, advanced analytics and other services for home health agencies.  This prestigious program recognizes agencies that excel in delivering positive patient experiences and high-quality care as measured by the Home Health Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HHCAHPS) satisfaction scores. To receive the HHCAHPS...
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