Vermont Business Magazine Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice (RAVNAH)hasannounced that it has been named a Top Agency of the 2015 HomeCare Elite, a recognition of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States.Now celebrating its 10th year, the HomeCare Elite™ identifies the top Medicare-certified agencies. Winners are ranked by an analysis of publicly available performance measures in quality outcomes, best practice (process measure) implementation, patient experience (Home Health CAHPS®), quality improvement and consistency, and financial performance.
RAVNAH is one of only two home care agencies in Vermont to achieve the distinguished designation in 2015, and is the only homecare agency in Rutland County to receive such recognition.
“We’re very proud of each and every one of our staff, our board of directors and committee members for their commitment to providing the highest quality health care for our patients,” says Ronald J. Cioffi, RAVNAH’s Executive Director. “Homecare provides crucial services that help reduce incidents of re-admittance to the hospital, provide better follow-up care, and increase communication between patients and providers – all while helping to reduce healthcare costs. Given all of these challenges, it’s an honor to be recognized again and again for our achievements in both clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction.” This marks the 5th year RAVNAH has received such distinction.
“RAVNAH does wonderful work serving a population in need, giving them independence to remain at home with their loved ones during their illness and convalescence,” says Dr. Richard Lovett, President of RAVNAH’s Board of Directors. “This award shows how gifted RAVNAH is in the delivery of this service”.
The HomeCare Elite program is unique in that it is completely complimentary recognition for home health agencies and does not require linkage to any proprietary vendor database to be considered.
Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice is a non-profit, Medicare certified home health agency that provides a wide range of health care services to people of all ages who need home and community health services. For information on RAVNAH programs and services, call 802.775.0568 or visit www.ravnah.org.