VNA HOSPICE, WESTERN PA

  About VNA HOSPICE, WESTERN PA

  Patient Survey Results for VNA HOSPICE, WESTERN PA

The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems ("CAHPS") Hospice Survey was designed to measure and assess the experiences of patients who died while receiving hospice care, as well as the experiences of their informal primary caregivers. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") developed the CAHPS Hospice Survey with input from many stakeholders, including other government agencies, industry stakeholders, consumer groups, and other key individuals and organizations involved in hospice care. (More information.)

Since the CAHPS Hospice Survey focuses on experiences of care, implementation of the survey supports the following national priorities for improving care: involving patients and families in care and promoting effective communication and coordination.

The standardized 47 question CAHPS Hospice Survey instrument is composed of the following measures: Communication with Family, Getting Timely Help, Treating Patient with Respect, Emotional and Spiritual Support, Help for Pain and Symptoms, Training Family to Care for Patient, Rating of this Hospice, and Willingness to Recommend this Hospice.

Higher Scores are better. Results are available on a facility basis. Averages for each state and for the nation are also available. Allf othis information is shown below.

  Performance Data

Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences	95.5 %
Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient)	95.5 %
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening	100 %
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment	97.1 %
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening	99.2 %
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment	100 %
Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen	98.2 %
Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure	93.6 %
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life	Not Available
Hospice Care Index Overall Score	Not Available
CHC/GIP provided (%days)	Not Available
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections)	Not Available
Early live discharges (% live discharges)	Not Available
Late live discharges (% live discharges)	Not Available
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges)	Not Available
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges)	Not Available
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)	Not Available
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes)	Not Available
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)	Not Available
Visits near death (% decedents)	Not Available

hese are the survey results for Home Health Care Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems. If state level results are available a comparison to state averages is shown.

  Medical Professionals Associated with VNA HOSPICE, WESTERN PA

These are the doctors who are affiliated with VNA HOSPICE, WESTERN PA. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.

• WILLIAM OLEKSAK ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - PHILIP A GELACEK MD PC )
• LAUREN HERTEL ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - BUTLER MEDICAL PROVIDERS )
• MATTHEW MACKEN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - GENESIS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, INC. )
• JOHN ROCCHI ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - GENESIS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, INC. )
• JOSHUA BRICE ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ARMSTRONG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL )
• SUNJAY MANNAN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - ALLEGHENY CLINIC )
• JOSEPH CALHOUN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - UPMC COMMUNITY MEDICINE INC )
• JANET GODFREY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - UPMC COMMUNITY MEDICINE INC )
• JANET VLHA ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - DOUGLAS F CLOUGH MD AND ASSOCIATES PC )
• MICHELE OLEKSAK ( FAMILY PRACTICE - PHILIP A GELACEK MD PC )
• KAREN BUCHER ( FAMILY PRACTICE - GENESIS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, INC. )
• KARLA MCCANN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - BUTLER MEDICAL PROVIDERS )
• MICHAEL ONDICH ( FAMILY PRACTICE - ARMSTRONG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL )
• DONALD EHRENBERGER ( FAMILY PRACTICE - ARMSTRONG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL )

  Service Area

VNA HOSPICE, WESTERN PA provides home healthcare services in these zip codes. Click on any ZIP Code to see other agencies servicing the ZIP Code.

16001 15009 15010 15024 15044 15065 15066 15084 15086 15090 15101 15143 15209 15235 15613 15626 15641 15656 15673 15686 15690 15732 15736 15774 16002 16003 16020 16022 16023 16025 16027 16028 16033 16034 16037 16038 16040 16041 16045 16046 16048 16049 16050 16051 16052 16053 16055 16056 16057 16059 16063 16066 16101 16102 16105 16116 16117 16123 16127 16133 16137 16155 16156 16157 16201 16210 16218 16222 16226 16228 16229 16236 16238 16242 16244 16249 16250 16259 16262