Comparing Public Quality Ratings for Joint Commission Accredited and Non-Joint Commission Accredited Home Health Agencies: A Replication Study

IF 0.8 Q4 NURSING Home Health Care Management and Practice Pub Date : 2022-01-21 DOI:10.1177/10848223211073900

Beth A. Longo, S. Schmaltz, Scott C. Williams

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This was a descriptive replication study comparing 2083 home health agencies accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) and 8695 non-TJC-accredited home health agencies over a 3-year period using the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Home Health Compare data set. Metrics included the star ratings and 17 quality measures. A longitudinal model was used to determine differences between TJC-accredited and non-TJC-accredited organizations on the quality measures. Categorical differences in star ratings were analyzed using a Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test. TJC-accredited home health agencies had better average ratings than non-TJC-accredited home health agencies for each of the 3 years (3.4 vs 3.2, p < .001). When categories were collapsed to evaluate differences, the analysis revealed that a significantly larger proportion of TJC-accredited facilities were clustered within the higher ratings (41% for TJC-accredited vs 32% for non-TJC-accredited), and fewer TJC-accredited organizations were clustered within the lower ratings (22% for TJC-accredited vs 30% for non-TJC-accredited; p < .001). Two claims-based outcome measures (hospitalization and emergency room visits) were consistent with the original study in which TJC-accredited home health organizations had statistically significant lower rates across all 3 years studied, compared to non-TJC-accredited HHAs. This replication study validates and extends the generalizability of the findings from the original study.

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联合委员会认可和非联合委员会认可的家庭卫生机构的公共质量评级比较：一项复制研究

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Home Health Care Management and Practice NURSING-

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期刊介绍： Home Health Care Management & Practice is a comprehensive resource for clinicians, case managers, and administrators providing home and community based health care. Articles address diverse issues, ranging from individual patient care and case management to the human resource management and organizational operations management and administration of organizations and agencies. Regular columns focus on research, legal issues, psychosocial perspectives, accreditation and licensing, compliance, management, and cultural diversity. Specific topics include treatment, care and therapeutic techniques, cultural competence, family caregivers, equipment management, human resources, home health center.