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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has established an
online database, Home Health Compare, (that compares the
quality of Medicare-certified home health agencies. The database compares
the agencies in four different categories related to: (1) patient mobility,
(2) activities of daily living, (3) medical emergencies and (4) mental
health. The database can be searched by state, county, zip code or agency
name.
As previously reported, CMS has a similar database that compares nursing
homes in several categories, including specific quality measures.
November 2003
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