The Washington Times-Herald

April 28, 2008

Preferred Home Health Care named to 2007 HomeCare Elite


VINCENNES — Preferred Home Health Care of Vincennes, Inc. 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 identifies the top 25 percent of agencies, ranked by an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, quality improvement and financial performance.

The 2007 HomeCare Elite also indicates those providers who are included in the Top 100 and Top 500 of providers nationwide. The data used for this analysis was compiled from publicly available information.

“We applaud the success of all the providers named to the 2007 HomeCare Elite,” said Bill Bassett, senior director of Market Strategy at OCS, Inc. “Being noted as one of the top performers in the nation in this very competitive environment shows that Preferred Home Health Care of Vincennes, Inc. is dedicated to quality and performance.”

Preferred Home Health Care of Vincennes, Inc.’s branch manager, Leslie L. Dobbyn, RN, credits the entire state and their commitment to providing quality care with the company’s ability to rank as one of the HomeCare Elite. She said, “Preferred Home Health Care strives to exceed their customer’s expectations. We strive to work cooperatively with our patients, their loved ones, and their physician to provide only the finest service, while meeting their physical, emotional and spiritual needs.”

“Making the 2007 HomeCare Elite is commendable in today’s highly competitive home health care industry,” said Jonathan Stern, group publisher of DecisionHealth’s Home Health Group. “We congratulate Preferred Home Health Care of Vincennes, Inc. on being one of the top 25 percent best performing home care agencies in the country.”

The 2007 HomeCare Elite is the only performance recognition of its kind in the home health industry. The 2007 HomeCare Elite is brought to the industry by OCS, Inc., the leading provider of healthcare informatics and DecisionHealth, publisher of home care’s most respected independent newsletter Home Health Line. The entire list of the 2007 HomeCare Elite agencies can be viewed by visiting the OCS Web site at www.ocsys.com.