University Of Tn Medical Center Home Care Services in Knoxville, TN - Home Health Agency

University Of Tn Medical Center Home Care Services is a medicare certified home health care agency in Knoxville, Tennessee. It is located in Knoxville at 4435 Valley View Drive, Suite 101, Knoxville, Tennessee 37917. You can reach out to the office of University Of Tn Medical Center Home Care Services via phone at (865) 544-6200. University Of Tn Medical Center Home Care Services provide healthcare services in Nursing Care, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Medical Social Services, Home Health Aide. It has the following ownership type - Proprietary.

University Of Tn Medical Center Home Care Services is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in medicare program. This means if you are part of medicare program, you may consider this home health facility for your medical needs. The medicare CCN number for University Of Tn Medical Center Home Care Services is 447230 and it was first certified by CMS in 1983 (41 years certified).

Name	University Of Tn Medical Center Home Care Services
Location	4435 Valley View Drive, Suite 101, Knoxville, Tennessee
Certified By	Medicare
Services Offered	Nursing Care Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Speech Pathology Medical Social Services Home Health Aide
Medicare ID	447230
Ownership Type	Proprietary
Service Area Zip Codes	37329, 37354, 37385, 37701, 37705, 37710, 37714, 37716, 37721, 37722, 37724, 37729, 37737, 37738, 37742, 37748, 37754, 37756, 37757, 37762, 37763, 37764, 37766, 37769, 37771, 37772, 37774, 37777, 37779, 37801, 37802, 37803, 37804, 37806, 37807, 37819, 37828, 37830, 37840, 37845, 37846, 37847, 37849, 37852, 37853, 37854, 37862, 37863, 37864, 37865, 37866, 37868, 37870, 37871, 37874, 37876, 37878, 37880, 37882, 37885, 37886, 37887, 37902, 37909, 37912, 37914, 37915, 37917, 37918, 37919, 37920, 37921, 37922, 37923, 37924, 37930, 37931, 37932, 37934, 37938

Home Healthcare Agencies may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with University Of Tn Medical Center Home Care Services from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number	1023013877
Organization Name	UHS, INC. DBA: U.T. HOSPICE
Address	2200 Sutherland Ave, Ste 102, Knoxville, TN 37919
Phone Number	865-544-6200

NPI Number	1154326254
Organization Name	UHS, INC. DBA: U.T. HOME CARE SERVICES
Address	2200 Sutherland Ave, Ste 102, Knoxville, TN 37919
Phone Number	865-544-6200

NPI Number	1346460953
Organization Name	UNIVERSITY OF TN MEDICAL CENTER HOME CARE SERVICES, LLC
Doing Business As	UNIVERSITY OF TN MEDICAL CENTER HOME CARE SERVICES - HOME HEALTH
Address	900 E Hill Ave Ste 310, Knoxville, TN 37915
Phone Number	865-544-6200

University Of Tn Medical Center Home Care Services is "Medicare-certified" which means that this home health agency is approved by Medicare and meets certain federal health and safety requirements, however, home health agencies may vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their patients. The quality ratings gives you an indication of the care University Of Tn Medical Center Home Care Services give to their patients incomparison to other home health agencies. This quality rating is based on process quality measures and patient outcome measures survey conducted by CMS.

Quality Rating:

Process Quality Measures:

The below quality measures show how often University Of Tn Medical Center Home Care Services used best practices when caring for its patients (process measures). University Of Tn Medical Center Home Care Services quality data is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Quality Measure	Provider	National Avg.
How often the home health team began their patients’ care in a timely manner	97.5	95.7
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs	99.7	98.6
How often the home health team checked patients’ risk of falling	100	99.6
How often the home health team checked patients for depression	99.8	97.4
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a flu shot for the current flu season.	79.8	78.7
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot).	85.8	82.2
With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor’s orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care	99	96.4

Patient Outcome Quality Measures:

The below quality measures show whether patients with University Of Tn Medical Center Home Care Services improved in certain important areas of care (patient outcome). University Of Tn Medical Center Home Care Services quality data is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Quality Measure	Provider	National Avg.
How often patients got better at walking or moving around	84.2	79.6
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed	85.9	81.1
How often patients got better at bathing	86.9	82.3
How often patients’ breathing improved	87.5	82.8
How often patients’ wounds improved or healed after an operation	93.5	92.3
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth	86.9	75
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital	15.4	15.4
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted	12.6	13
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely	97.5	94

The patient experience of care survey collects patient (or their family or friend's) feedback about topics for which the patient is the best source of information. When choosing a home health agency, patients can use this information to find out what other patients thought about the care given by a certain home health agency. The total number of patients who responded in this survey for University Of Tn Medical Center Home Care Services are 912.

Question Type:	Rating by Patients
Health team gave care in a professional way
Health team communicated well with them
Health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety
How patients rated overall care from agency

The patient survey data of University Of Tn Medical Center Home Care Services is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience Measure	Provider	National Avg.
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team gave care in a professional way	89	88
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them	85	85
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them	85	83
Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	85	84
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family	81	78

Home Healthcare Agencies in Knoxville, TN

Kindred At Home Location: 320 North Cedar Bluff Rd, Suite 380, Knoxville, Tennessee 37923 Ratings: Phone: (865) 584-3133
Nhc Homecare Knoxville Location: 9000 Executive Park Dr A205, Knoxville, Tennessee 37923 Ratings: Phone: (865) 539-0242
Covenant Homecare Location: 3001 Lake Brook Blvd Suite 101, Knoxville, Tennessee 37909 Ratings: Phone: (865) 374-0600
Camellia Home Health Location: 1700 Liberty Street, Knoxville, Tennessee 37921 Ratings: Phone: (865) 584-4010
Tennova Healthcare Home Health Location: 1512 Coleman Road, Suite 310, Knoxville, Tennessee 37919 Ratings: Phone: (865) 647-3600
University Of Tn Medical Center Home Care Services Location: 4435 Valley View Drive, Suite 101, Knoxville, Tennessee 37917 Ratings: Phone: (865) 544-6200

Home Health Care

Home health care is a wide range of health care services that can be given in your home for an illness or injury. Home health care is usually less expensive, more convenient, and just as effective as care you get in a hospital or skilled nursing facility (SNF). The goal of home health care is to treat an illness or injury. Home health care helps you get better, regain your independence, and become as self-sufficient as possible.

Home Healthcare Agency Compare

Home Health Compare has information about the quality of care provided by "Medicare-certified" home health agencies throughout the nation. "Medicare-certified" means the home health agency is approved by Medicare and meets certain federal health and safety requirements. Home Health Compare can help you or your family or friends choose a quality home health agency that has the skilled home health services you need.

Home Health Compare was created through the efforts of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

NOTE: Medicare won't cover home health services provided by a home health agency that hasn't been Medicare-certified.