News : VGH Home Health Agency earns \'HomeCare Elite\' status

Virginia Gay Hospital Home Health Agency today announced that it has been named to the 2011 HomeCare Elite, a compilation of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. HomeCare Elite identifies the top 25 percent of agencies and further highlights the top 100 and top 500 agencies overall. Winners are ranked by an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, process measure implementation and financial performance.

“It is increasingly challenging to manage the cost/quality equation. The 2011 HomeCare Elite winners demonstrate a commitment to providing patients with the best possible care while managing their business efficiently and effectively,” said Amanda Twiss, CEO of OCS and My Innerview. “This year, we updated our methodology to reflect industry focus and based on this rigorous analysis we congratulate Virginia Gay Hospital Home Health Agency on being one of the top home care agencies in the country.”

“We are extremely pleased to receive this recognition,” said Marcia Taylor, Director of Virginia Gay Hospital Home Health Agency. “This award is meaningful to the entire Benton County community. It recognizes the efforts of our staff in seeing that quality care is provided and that they continue to manage our costs in delivering that exceptional care.”

The 2011 HomeCare Elite is the only performance recognition of its kind in the home health industry. The 2011 HomeCare Elite is brought to the industry by OCS Homecare, the leading provider of homecare information and DecisionHealth, publisher of the industry’s most respected independent newsletter. The data used for this analysis were compiled from publicly available information. The entire list can ve viewed by visiting the OCS HomeCare website at www.ocshomecare.com