Intrepid USA Honored As Elite Home Health Care Provider

DALLAS, Nov. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Intrepid USA Healthcare Services today announced that 10 of its providers have been named to the 2013 HomeCare Elite™, a recognition of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States.

The HomeCare Elite is the only performance recognition of its kind in the home health industry, honoring outstanding achievement in measures of quality outcomes, best practice implementation, patient experience, quality improvement and consistency, and financial performance. This annual review, sponsored by OCS HomeCare and DecisionHealth, identifies the top 25 percent of all agencies nationwide and further highlights the Top 100 and Top 500 agencies overall. The following Intrepid USA agencies are recognized in the 2013 HomeCare Elite:

• McCrory, Ark.
• Valdosta, Ga.
• Henderson, Ky.
• Elizabethtown, Ky.
• Eunice, La.
• Roseville, Minn.
• McMinnville, Tenn.
• Nederland, Texas
• Onley, Va.
• Spokane, Wash.

The Intrepid providers in Spokane, Eunice and Nederland received further recognition as Top 500 home health providers.

"We are proud to be recognized among the top performers in the home health care industry," said Intrepid USA Chief Executive Officer Wesley Perry. "Our teams of outstanding health care professionals are dedicated to delivering the highest quality care to our patients, and we're glad the industry appreciates the successful work they do every day."

About Intrepid USA Healthcare Services
Intrepid USA, based in Dallas, provides home health care and rehabilitation services.  Intrepid employs more than 1,800 personnel nationwide and operates 81 locations in 21 states. For more information, please visit www.intrepidusa.com or call 1-866-412-0973.

About National Research Corporation  
For more than 30 years, National Research Corporation has been at the forefront of patient-centered care. Today, the company's focus on empowering customer-centric healthcare across the continuum extends patient-centered care to incorporate families, communities, employees, senior housing residents, and other stakeholders.

Recognized by Modern Healthcare as the largest patient satisfaction measurement firm in the U.S., National Research is dedicated to representing the true voice of patients and other healthcare stakeholders. This integration of cross-continuum metrics and analytics uncovers insights for effective performance improvement, quality measurement, care transitions, and many other factors that impact population health management.

National Research is headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. For more information, call 800-388-4264, write to [email protected], or visit www.nationalresearch.com.

About DecisionHealth^®   
For over 25 years, DecisionHealth has served as the home care industry's leading source for analysis, guidance and tools that improve revenue cycle performance, profitability and regulatory compliance. Agencies nationwide turn to DecisionHealth for education and training, coding and billing solutions, and ongoing expert guidance through its family of subscription-based services. DecisionHealth also certifies home health agency professionals in coding and OASIS-C through its Board of Medical Specialty Coding & Compliance, and provides custom consulting services to agency leaders through its DecisionHealth Professional Services unit. For product information, call 1-855-CALL-DH1 or visit www.decisionhealth.com

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SOURCE Intrepid USA Healthcare Services