Visiting Nurse of HopeHealth out of Lincoln named as a ‘Top Agency’

LINCOLN — Visiting Nurse of HopeHealth in Lincoln announced that it has been named a ‘Top Agency of the 2017 HomeCare Elite,’ a recognition of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. For 12 years, HomeCare Elite has annually identified the top 25 percent of Medicarecertified agencies and highlighted the top 100 and top 500 agencies overall.

The ranking is developed by ABILITY Network, a leading information technology company helping providers and payers simplify the administrative and clinical complexities of healthcare; and sponsored by DecisionHealth, publisher of Home Health Line and the Complete Home Health ICD-10CM Diagnosis Coding Manual.

“The team at Visiting Nurse of HopeHealth has demonstrated an impressive ability to deliver great patient care,” said Christine Lang, senior director for ABILITY Network. “This is due to the skill and dedication of their clinical professionals, as well as the proficiency and efforts of their quality team tracking, measuring and interpreting the data that supports the delivery of care. Together, they have earned this recognition as one of the top home care agencies in the country.”

Maureen Bischoff, Visiting Nurse of HopeHealth’s chief operating officer, credits the dedication and commitment of the staff with the agency’s ability to achieve recognition as one of the HomeCare Elite.

“We are proud of the exceptional tradition of quality care at Visiting Nurse of HopeHealth,” said Diana Franchitto, CEO & president of HopeHealth. “The heart of what we do every day is providing care that focuses on what is best for the patients and providing support for their families. We provide quality care to patients where they most want to be, at home.”

“Congratulations to those leading agencies that earned a spot on HomeCare Elite,” said Marci Heydt, senior content manager for DecisionHealth. “Visiting Nurse of HopeHealth and its peers have worked hard to improve quality outcomes while maintaining solid profit margins, which is increasingly difficult as home health agencies faced increased regulatory burdens each year.”

Out of 9,064 agencies considered, 2,268 are recognized on the 2017 HomeCare Elite winners list overall.