SHARP COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Category: Home Health Care

724 ASH FLAT DRIVE
ASH FLAT, AR 72513

Reimbursement: Medicare

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Sharp County Health Unit Details

Ownership Type:	Government - State/County
Date Certified:	07/01/1966

Services Offered by SHARP COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Services:

Nursing Care Services, Physical Therapy Services, Occupational Therapy Services, Speech Pathology Services, Home Health Aide Services

Quality Measures for SHARP COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Quality measures give you information about how well home health agencies provide care for some of their patients. The measures provide information about patients' physical and mental health, and whether their ability to perform basic daily activities improved.

Measure	Provider	State Avg
Percentage of patients who get better at walking or moving around	37%	45%
Percentage of patients who get better at getting in and out of bed	41%	50%
Percentage of patients whose bladder control improves	27%	42%
Percentage of patients who have less pain when moving around	64%	61%
Percentage of patients who get better at bathing	51%	64%
Percentage of patients who get better at taking their medicines correctly (by mouth)	23%	41%
Percentage of patients who are short of breath less often	34%	53%
Percentage of patients who had to be admitted to the hospital	37%	31%
Percentage of patients who need urgent, unplanned medical care	33%	23%
Percentage of patients who stay at home after an episode of home health care ends	58%	64%
Percentage of patients who need unplanned medical care related to a wound that is new, is worse, or has become infected	1%	1%
Percentage of patients whose wounds improved or healed after an operation	86%	81%

NOTE: If you encounter "n/a" for Provider measurements, that indicates that the number of patients is too small to report. Contact the agency directly to discuss this quality measure. .

NOTE: This information is collected from two sources: The Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) and Quality Improvement Evaluation System (QIES).