Kaiser Home Health Services was recognized for their High Quality of Care and ranked in the top 1% in the Nation. Recently, Kaiser Home Health Services received the Home Health Collaborative Award of Excellence from TMF Health Quality Institute, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Texas.

The Home Health Collaborative Award honors Texas home health agencies that have worked with TMF over the last two years and achieved required levels of improvement in specified quality improvement measures.

"At Kaiser Home Health Services, we recognize the importance of improving patient care. We are proud that our agency has received this award because showing improvement in these quality measures ultimately means our patients are receiving better care," said Patricia Garcez RN Home Health Director..

Out of more than 1,000 home health agencies in Texas, approximately 400 chose to work with TMF on quality improvement. Of those 400 participating agencies, 12 earned the Award of Excellence and 51 earned the Quality Achievement Award.

Agencies receiving these awards were recognized at a special ceremony in San Antonio. Kaiser Home Health was also listed in the top one percent in the nation in reducing their acute care hospitalizations scores.

"With this significant achievement, it is clear these agencies are focused on keeping their patients at home – where they want to be," said Tom Manley, CEO of TMF Health Quality Institute. "These agencies demonstrate they are dedicated to ensuring all patients receive the right care at the right time, every time."

"We know our patients would rather be at home than in a hospital or nursing home. Our staff working closely with Dr. Mitchell, Dr. Saldana and Dr. Ramirez are dedicated to doing all that we can to ensure that our patients can stay at home. It is a great honor to be acknowledge nationally especially when our agency’s scores are compared to all home health agencies in the nation regardless of the home health agency’s size or location. " Shared Patricia Garcez RN.

TMF Health Quality Institute, formerly Texas Medical Foundation, is an Austin-based nonprofit consulting company focused on promoting quality health and health care through contracts with federal, state and local governments, as well as private organizations. TMF partners with health care providers in a variety of settings to ensure that every person receives the appropriate care, every time.