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Several companies on the list saw theit number increase in the past while three of the top five experienced a relative down year in termsw ofpatients served. But in several casese the numbers seem to be the resulty of strategicbusiness moves. retained the top spot on the list despitd seeing its number of patients served dip by 251 to The decrease, says directo r Joy Scott, was the result of eliminating private-dutyu services to focus more on skilled care. Aside from the change in services, Scott says business at Home Healtgis stable. Patient numbers at and LLC decreased 235and 656, according to the list. Calls to executives were not returned. Severalk companies saw numbers spike.
Buoyerd by the addition of a Hutchinson brancgin January, made one of the biggest leaps, movingv from No. 6 in 2007 to No. 3 on the 2008 “That has been one of the saysJay Stehley, presidentr of Interim. The new location, coupleed with an aggressive approach, Stehley have led to a 22 percent increase in referralsx and an additional 86patientxs served. “We’ve made a conscious effort to go out and getafter it,” Stehleyy says. cracked the list at No. 7 aftedr not being listed a year ago. “Overall, 2008 has been a fantastixc yearfor us,” says Lars Stamp, company president.
which Stamp and another investof purchasedin June, has added about 15 more stafvf members to facilitate a more than 50 percent increase in patienft admissions. The company grew its patient starts from 32 in Octoberr 2007 to 67in 2008. Stamp says the numbersw are based on patientsa treated underMedicare regulations, which give a 60-day timetable for Other companies that saw gains during the past year include (an increases of 252) and (an increase of 36). The completed list is on page 20. Home healtyh care agencies have two sets of numbers they the number of patients servec and the number of The WBJ list shows thesr totals are vastly different amonhg allthe companies.
Stehley says the numbera differ based on which typex of insurancecompanies bill, whether its the federally fundedf Medicare or the state-managed Medicaid. With Medicare patients, Stehley says, the goal is to get them treated and recovered within60 days. Theser are generally one-time patients. With Medicaid, care providers deal with patients on aregular basis, in some instances severaol times a day.
The multiple visits, Stehley could be as simple as reminding a patient to taketheir