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Briggs® National Quality Improvement / Hospitalization Reduction Study

Briggs® Corporation, Fazzi Associates,
National Association for Home Care & Hospice

To Obtain a Copy of the Final Report

Briggs ReportThe goal of the Briggs® National Quality Improvement/ Hospitalization Reduction Study was to identify the best strategies and best practices being used by nation’s top agencies for improving quality and reducing unplanned hospitalizations. The study focused on the top 10% of agencies, those with hospitalization rates of 19% or lower. The national average has been fixated on 28% since the inception of CMS’s publicly reported Home Health Compare. www.medicare.gov

The study is now complete and the final report has been published. To obtain a PDF version of the final report, click here or on the report image.

We would like to express our sincere appreciation to the National Steering Committee and to the over 200 agencies that so graciously participated in the study.

 


Steering Committee

Region I
Marcia Reissig, Partner's Home Care, MA

Region II
Joan Marren, Visiting Nurse Services of New York, NY
Susan Sender, Gentiva Health Services, NY

Region III
Mary Anne Willson, Bon Secours Health System, MD

Region IV
Augusta M. Evans, Methodist Hospital HHA, KY
LaDonna Blom-Antonia, Adventist Health System, Home Care Division, FL

Region V
Cathy Barr, HealthEast Home Care, MN
Cindy Struk, VNA of Cleveland, OH

Region VI
Tasha Mears, Amedisys, LA
Doug Mehling, At Home Healthcare, TX

Region VII
Phyllis Stadtlander, Iowa Health Home Care, IA

Region VIII
Erin Denholm, Centura Home Care and Hospice, CO

Region IX
Carolyn Bonner, San Diego Kaiser, Home Health & Hospice, CA

Region X
Jan Mueller, Swedish Home Care Services, WA

National

Dr. Karen Pace, Delmarva Foundation
Mary St. Pierre, National Association for Home Care and Hospice
LT. David Dietz, MHA Home Health Government Task Leader

Sponsors

Cyndi Rohret, Briggs Corporation
Jenny Smith, Briggs Corporation
Dr. Robert Fazzi, Fazzi Associates, Inc.
Robert Agoglia, Fazzi Associates, Inc.
Gina Mazza, Fazzi Associates, Inc.
Val J. Halamandaris, National Association for Home Care and Hospice
Mary St. Pierre, National Association for Home Care and Hospice

 

 

National Steering Committee and Sponsors

Timelines


For more information on the National Hospitalization Reduction Study, please read the Fact Sheet. If you still have questions, contact Dr. Robert Fazzi: bfazzi@fazzi.com


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