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PAGE - 1 CORPORATE MEMBER NEWSLETTER APRIL, 2018 ADENA HOME HEALTH NAMED A TOP AGENCY FOR SECOND YEAR Adena Health System is proud to announce that Adena Home Health has again been named to the Top 100 of the 2017 HomeCare Elite, a recognition of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. For 12 years, HomeCare Elite has identified the top 25 percent of agencies; and highlighted the top 100 and top 500 agencies overall. This marks the second consecutive year in which Adena Home Health has earned this distinction. “Every day, Adena Home Health caregivers bring the highest quality of care and compassion into the homes of patients in the areas we serve,” said Deborah Hanson, director of Adena Home Care. “This distinction confirms the commitment our exceptional clinicians, support staff and leadership have towards helping the people of our community live healthier lives.” More than 9,000 agencies were considered in the ranking, with 2,268 being recognized on the 2017 HomeCare Elite winners list. The top agencies are selected based on an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, best practices implementation, patient experience (HHCAHPS), quality improvement and consistency, and financial health. The ranking is developed by ABILITY Network, a leading information technology company helping providers and payers simplify the administrative and clinical complexities of healthcare; and sponsored by DecisionHealth, publisher of: Home Health Line, The Complete Home Health ICD-10- CM Diagnosis Coding Manual. “The team at Adena Home Health has demonstrated an impressive ability to deliver great patient care,” said Christine Lang, senior director for ABILITY Network. “This is due to the skill and dedication of their clinical professionals, as well as the proficiency and efforts of their quality team tracking, measuring and interpreting the data that supports the delivery of care. Together, they have earned this recognition as one of the top 100 home care agencies in the country.” To be considered as a HomeCare Elite agency, the entity must be Medicare-certified, and have data for at least three outcomes in Home Health Compare. “Congratulations to Adena and those leading agencies that earned a spot on the list of the top 100 HomeCare Elite,” said Marci Heydt, senior content manager for DecisionHealth. “Adena Home Health and its peers have worked hard to improve quality outcomes, which is increasingly difficult as home health agencies faced increased regulatory burdens each year.” The entire list of 2017 HomeCare Elite agencies can be downloaded by visiting the ABILITY Network website at abilitynetwork.com/ homecare-elite. Accredited by the Accreditation Commission of Health Care, Adena Home Health offers patients and their families a single resource for all in-home medical care needs. Adena Home Health serves patients in Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Pickaway, Pike, Ross and Vinton counties. For more information, call 740-779-4692 or visit adena.org/ homecare. A group of lions is referred to as a pride. However, there may not have been any bigger sense of pride than that shown recently by officers with Rescue 101 Search & Rescue, a statewide volunteer disaster response assistance group, when they delivered 150 stuffed animal lions to Adena Greenfield Medical Center (AGMC). The group’s recent donation was the culmination of four months of fundraising efforts to assist members in purchasing the toys for pediatric patients seen at AGMC. “Our organization has always been heavily involved in community outreach. We had seen similar programs like this being done in hospitals across the Midwest, but nothing here locally,” said Chief Andrew Surritt, Rescue 101 Search & Rescue President. “It’s our hope that Rory the Lion can bring some smiles and comfort to children who are here at the hospital, and will make their stay a little more enjoyable.” 272 Hospital Road, Chillicothe, OH 45601 740-779-7500 • WWW.ADENA.ORG AGMC NEW HOME FOR 150 LIONS Continue Page 2
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CORPORATE MEMBER NEWSLETTER
APRIL, 2018
ADENA HOME HEALTH NAMED A TOP AGENCY FOR SECOND YEAR
Adena Health System is proud to announce that Adena Home Health has again been named to the Top 100 of the 2017 HomeCare Elite, a recognition of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. For 12 years, HomeCare Elite has identified the top 25 percent of agencies; and highlighted the top 100 and top 500 agencies overall. This marks the second consecutive year in which Adena Home Health has earned this distinction.
“Every day, Adena Home Health caregivers bring the highest quality of care and compassion into the homes of patients in the areas we serve,” said Deborah Hanson, director of Adena Home Care. “This distinction confirms the commitment our exceptional clinicians, support staff and leadership have towards helping the people of our community live healthier lives.”
More than 9,000 agencies were considered in the ranking, with 2,268 being recognized on the 2017 HomeCare Elite winners list. The top agencies are selected based on an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, best practices implementation, patient experience (HHCAHPS), quality improvement and consistency, and financial health.
The ranking is developed by ABILITY Network, a leading information technology company helping providers and payers simplify the administrative
and clinical complexities of healthcare; and sponsored by DecisionHealth, publisher of: Home Health Line, The Complete Home Health ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Coding Manual.
“The team at Adena Home Health has demonstrated an impressive ability to deliver great patient care,” said Christine Lang, senior director for ABILITY Network. “This is due to the skill and dedication of their clinical professionals, as well as the proficiency and efforts of their quality team tracking, measuring and interpreting the data that supports the delivery of care. Together, they have earned this recognition as one of the top 100 home care agencies in the country.”
To be considered as a HomeCare Elite agency, the entity must be Medicare-certified, and have data for at least three outcomes in Home Health Compare.
“Congratulations to Adena and those leading agencies that earned a spot on the list of the top 100 HomeCare Elite,” said Marci Heydt, senior content manager for DecisionHealth. “Adena Home Health and its peers have worked hard to improve quality outcomes, which is increasingly difficult as home health agencies faced increased regulatory burdens each year.”
The entire list of 2017 HomeCare Elite agencies can be downloaded by visiting the ABILITY Network website at abilitynetwork.com/homecare-elite.
Accredited by the Accreditation Commission of Health Care, Adena Home Health offers patients and their families a single resource for all in-home medical care needs. Adena Home Health serves patients in Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Pickaway, Pike, Ross and Vinton counties. For more information, call 740-779-4692 or visit adena.org/homecare.
A group of lions is referred to as a pride. However, there may not have been any bigger sense of pride than that shown recently by officers with Rescue 101 Search & Rescue, a statewide volunteer disaster response assistance group, when they delivered 150 stuffed animal lions to Adena Greenfield Medical Center (AGMC). The group’s recent donation was the culmination of four months of fundraising efforts to assist members in purchasing the toys for pediatric patients seen at AGMC.
“Our organization has always been heavily involved in community outreach. We had seen similar programs like this being done in hospitals across the Midwest, but nothing here locally,” said Chief Andrew Surritt, Rescue 101 Search & Rescue President. “It’s our hope that Rory the Lion can bring some smiles and comfort to children who are here at the hospital, and will make their stay a little more enjoyable.”
272 Hospital Road, Chillicothe, OH 45601740-779-7500 • WWW.ADENA.ORG
AGMC NEW HOME FOR 150 LIONS
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ADENA’S EXECUTIVE TEAM GETS MIGHTY
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CORPORATE MEMBER NEWSLETTER
APRIL, 2018
Adena Health System’s Executive Team recently teamed up with the United Way of Ross County and its affiliate, the Ross County Hunger Coalition to pack more than 265 food bags for hungry kids as part of their Mighty Active Pack (MAP) program.
The Mighty Active Pack (M.A.P.) Club is a program that provides meals for Ross County elementary students in need. Each MAP bag is filled with healthy foods for those children who may only get a healthy meal during the school day. During the school year, students who qualify for the program will take a bag of food home to enjoy over the weekend to ensure they are given a meal. Area businesses donate foods that include: milk, canned fruits and vegetables, cereal, and healthy snacks.
272 Hospital Road, Chillicothe, OH 45601740-779-7500 • WWW.ADENA.ORG
The Rory the Lion plush was introduced by Avon as a fundraising mechanism for organizations. The Rescue 101 team began its fundraising efforts last November, on Black Friday, when they conducted an 18-hour “Fill the Boot” drive in Chillicothe. The monies collected through that drive, combined with contributions from area businesses resulted in the group being able to purchase more than 200 stuffed animals. Along with AGMC, the gifts will be distributed at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and to other pediatric patients through prior requests.
“We are so appreciative of what Andrew and the Rescue 101 team has done to help our young patients,” said Josh McCoy, AGMC Administrator. “In the past, our hospital has distributed stuffed animals to children visiting us through our volunteer program funds. This donation not only provides us with a high quality toy that the children will love, but allows us to use that existing funding in other areas of the hospital for clinical care.”
Adena Greenfield Medical Center leaders and Emergency Department caregivers with officers from Rescue 101 Search and Rescue.
Executive Team: L-R Tim Cahill, General Counsel, Kathi Edrington, Chief Operating Officer, Tom Bialorucki, Chief Information Officer, Lisa Carlson, Chief Financial Officer, Jeff Graham, President and CEO,Kathy Dye, Chief Nursing Officer, Nick Alexander, Vice President, Adena Regional Medical Center, Scott Griffin, President, Adena Medical Group, Carolyn Hice, Executive Assistant to President and CEO and Bambi Huffman, Vice President, Clinical Integration.
