NHSPI_measure_metadata: 93

Data provided by Big Local News. Data from the National Health Security Preparedness Index. The overall index is useful for examining a state’s readiness in dealing with any number of issues. There also are specific metrics that directly relate to states’ abilities to respond to the Coronavirus pandemic. With that in mind, we have pulled out and processed key metrics -- from preparedness for surge testing to evaluating how many people in each state have access to paid time off. Our goal is to make it easier for journalists to access and analyze for their reporting. For more information, please start with the NHSPI_READ_ME file. Questions? Contact biglocalnews@stanford.edu.

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rowid	obsid	index	item_code	domain_code	domain_name	domain_description	subdomain_code	subdomain_name	subdomain_description	subdomain_long_desc	measure_name	measure_description	measure_rationale	data_source	verbose_data_source	data_dates	limitations
93	205.0	Index	4.5.2	4.0	HD	Healthcare Delivery	14.0	HC	Home Care	Home care is clinical and nonclinical care that allows a person with special needs to stay in their home. It may also be assumed to include the management of patient care needs for those patients not sick enough to require hospitalization or long-term care, or for whom hospitalization is not deemed to be of benefit. Other examples of home care include, but are not limited to: skilled nursing visits, respiratory care services, provision of durable medical equipment, hospice, and pharmacist services.	M292	Percent of home health episodes of care in the state where the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner	The measure is an indicator of the capacity and effectiveness of the state's home care system to begin home care in a timely manner. Delays in providing home care can affect patient health and safety. The measure also indirectly looks at the hospital patient discharge system and its collaboration with home care providers.	CMS HH	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Home Health Care-State by State Data	2013—2018	The measure does not evaluate the quality of the services provided including length of service delays.