Today, Mercy Community Health announced that it has been named to the 2008 HomeCare Elite:  a compilation of the most successful Medicare-certified home health care providers in the United States.  This annual review identifies the top 25 percent of agencies, ranked by an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, quality improvement and financial performance.  Mercy Community Health received this recognition in 2007, as well. 
The 2008 HomeCare Elite also indicates those providers who are included in the Top 100 and Top 500 of providers nationwide.  The data used for this analysis was compiled from publicly available information.
"The 2008 HomeCare Elite winners exemplify a commitment to providing their patients with optimum care while performing at the highest level," said Nancy Buller, Senior Director of Marketing Communications at OCS, Inc.  "We congratulate Mercy Community Health on being one of the Top home care agencies in the country."
William J. Fiocchetta, President and CEO of Mercy Community Health, credits Mercy Community HomeCare's focus on quality care with the company's ability to rank as one of the HomeCare Elite for two consecutive years.  He said:  "Under Debra Rodgers' leadership, our colleagues at Mercy Community HomeCare have reached out to Greater Hartford to provide individuals with the same quality and degree of care in their homes as they would find here on our campus.  For those people who choose to stay at home and received skilled nursing services, medical social work services, or homemaker and home health aide support services, Mercy Community HomeCare meets their needs with the highest professional standards as well as with respect and compassion."
"DecisionHealth would like to congratulate the top HomeCare Elite agencies that achieved excellent clinical and financial outcomes by providing quality care to their patients," adds Marci Heydt, Executive Editor of DecisionHealth's Home Health Line.  The 2008 HomeCare Elite is the only performance recognition of its kind in the home health industry.  The 2008 HomeCare Elite is brought to the industry by OCS, Inc., the leading provider of healthcare informatics, and DecisionHealth, publisher of home care's most respected independent newsletter. 
The entire list of the 2008 HomeCare Elite agencies can be viewed by visiting the OCS web site at www.ocsys.com/HCE

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