Results from the 2000 HHH reader survey
The results of the 2000 Hospital Home Health reader survey are in. The information here should indicate where your agency stands compared to others in the field.
What is your title?
Department head 5%
Director 45%
Manager 25%
Administrator 5%
Other 20%
Which of the following best describes your agency?
Hospital-based 90%
Hospital-affiliated 10%
Community-based 0%
Freestanding proprietary 0%
Other 0%
To which hospital official do you directly report?
Hospital administrator 25%
Director/VP of operations 30%
Ambulatory services director 5%
Director of nursing 15%
Other 25%
Percentage of your business that is managed care?
Less than 25% 85%
25% to 50% 15%
50% to 75% 0%
75% or higher 0%
How would you describe your hospital administration’s appreciation of home care?
- Integral part 55%
Desirable but not essential 20%
Limited appreciation 15%
Means to shift medical costs 10%
Ignorant/indifferent 0%
Do you anticipate having to lay off personnel in the next 12 to 24 months?
No 84.6%
Yes 15.4%
Have you developed outcomes of benchmarking data? No 35%Yes 65%
How does your hospital discharge planner inform patients of their right to choose home care providers?
Yellow Pages 0%
Printed provider list 89.5%
Verbal communication 10.5%
Doesn’t inform patients 0%
Other 0%
Has your agency computerized its clinical documentation record collection?
No 40%
Yes 35%
We are considering it 20%
Other 5%
Have you implemented or incorporated OASIS into patient assessments yet?
No 5%
Yes 95%
Do you use software designed to collect OASIS data? No 31.6%Yes 68.4%
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