Park Ridge Home Health announced that it has been named to the 2007 HomeCare Elite, a compilation of the most successful Medicare-certified home health care providers in the United States. This annual review, the only performance recognition of its kind in the home health industry, identifies the Top 500 agencies. The agencies are ranked by an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, quality improvement and financial performance.  The data used for the analysis was compiled from publicly available information. The entire list of the 2007 HomeCare Elite agencies can be viewed by visiting the OCS web site at www.ocsys.com.

“We applaud the success of all the providers named to the 2007 HomeCare Elite^”, said Bill Bassett, Senior Director of Market Strategy at Outcome Concepts Systems, Inc (OCS). “Being noted as one of the top performers in the nation in this very competitive environment shows that Park Ridge Home Health is dedicated to quality and performance.”

Cynthia Dobias, Park Ridge Home Health Administrator, credits the dedicated staff and Adventist Health Systems’ Home Care Division with the company’s ability to rank as one of the HomeCare Elite.   She said, “Simply put, we are dedicated to deliver fiscally responsible, compassionate quality care.”

About Park Ridge Home Health

Park Ridge Home Health is a Medicare/Medicaid certified Home Health Agency, providing skilled medical services in the familiar surrounding of your own home.  Park Ridge Home Health is a division of Park Ridge Hospital. For more information about Park Ridge Home Health, call Linda Lauzon, Community Educator, at (828) 687-5261

About Outcome Concepts Systems, Inc

OCS is the market leader in healthcare information solutions. By collecting, evaluating and interpreting healthcare information, we empower leaders with data-driven insight that helps optimize mission-critical decision-making. OCS combines the richness of the nation’s most comprehensive post-acute Data Warehouse with cutting-edge analysis tools, consulting services and custom technology solutions. Our information-based solutions facilitate providers, payers, industry analysts, consultants, Federal and state governments, medical products and pharmaceutical companies with advancing their missions using objective, independent information that is not available from other sources. Learn more at www.ocsys.com or call (888) 325-3396.