| Big Country Healthcare Services | |
| 749 Gateway St. Building F Suite 702, Abilene, Texas 79602 | |
| (325) 675-0559 | |
| Name | Big Country Healthcare Services |
|---|---|
| Location | 749 Gateway St. Building F Suite 702, Abilene, Texas |
| Certified By | Medicare |
| Services Offered | Nursing Care Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Speech Pathology Medical Social Services Home Health Aide |
| Medicare ID | 679576 |
| Ownership Type | Proprietary |
| Service Area Zip Codes | 76424, 76430, 76437, 76443, 76470, 76834, 76884, 76904, 76945, 79502, 79504, 79508, 79510, 79512, 79521, 79525, 79532, 79536, 79545, 79548, 79549, 79556, 79561, 79562, 79563, 79567, 79601, 79602, 79603, 79605, 79606 |
| NPI Number | 1801912050 |
| Organization Name | BIG COUNTRY HEALTHCARE SERVICES LLC |
| Doing Business As | BIG COUNTRY HEALTHCARE SERVICES |
| Address | 749 Gateway St. Building F, Suite 702, Abilene, TX 79602 |
| Phone Number | 325-675-0559 |
News Archive
IDC has released a new special research study on the market for employee benefits administration in the U.S., which shows that over 70% of all employers - both small and large - are either concerned or very concerned over the ramifications of potential healthcare reform legislation. While concerned with the as-yet-undetermined changes in legislation, the rising costs of providing employees with health and welfare benefits is even more of a concern to buyers, with over 80% reporting it as the top challenge they face.
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience is proud to announce that Dr. Stephanie Borgland, from the Hotchkiss Brain Institute at University of Calgary, and Dr. Brian Chen, from the Centre for Research in Neuroscience at McGill University, are both winners of CAN Young Investigator Awards for 2014.
Improved thinking. Decreased appetite. Lowered blood pressure. The potential health benefits of dark chocolate keep piling up, and scientists are now homing in on what ingredients in chocolate might help prevent obesity, as well as type-2 diabetes. They found that one particular type of antioxidant in cocoa prevented laboratory mice from gaining excess weight and lowered their blood sugar levels. The report appears in ACS' Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry.
A promising new drug candidate that may be effective against both actively dividing and slow-growing Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) has begun testing in humans, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced this week.
› Verified 4 days ago
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News Archive
IDC has released a new special research study on the market for employee benefits administration in the U.S., which shows that over 70% of all employers - both small and large - are either concerned or very concerned over the ramifications of potential healthcare reform legislation. While concerned with the as-yet-undetermined changes in legislation, the rising costs of providing employees with health and welfare benefits is even more of a concern to buyers, with over 80% reporting it as the top challenge they face.
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience is proud to announce that Dr. Stephanie Borgland, from the Hotchkiss Brain Institute at University of Calgary, and Dr. Brian Chen, from the Centre for Research in Neuroscience at McGill University, are both winners of CAN Young Investigator Awards for 2014.
Improved thinking. Decreased appetite. Lowered blood pressure. The potential health benefits of dark chocolate keep piling up, and scientists are now homing in on what ingredients in chocolate might help prevent obesity, as well as type-2 diabetes. They found that one particular type of antioxidant in cocoa prevented laboratory mice from gaining excess weight and lowered their blood sugar levels. The report appears in ACS' Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry.
A promising new drug candidate that may be effective against both actively dividing and slow-growing Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) has begun testing in humans, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced this week.
› Verified 4 days ago
| Quality Measure | Provider | National Avg. |
|---|---|---|
| How often the home health team began their patients’ care in a timely manner | 95.5 | 95.7 |
| How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs | 95.5 | 98.6 |
| How often the home health team checked patients’ risk of falling | 98.7 | 99.6 |
| How often the home health team checked patients for depression | 98.7 | 97.4 |
| How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a flu shot for the current flu season. | 86.8 | 78.7 |
| How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot). | 91 | 82.2 |
| With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor’s orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care | 98.8 | 96.4 |
News Archive
IDC has released a new special research study on the market for employee benefits administration in the U.S., which shows that over 70% of all employers - both small and large - are either concerned or very concerned over the ramifications of potential healthcare reform legislation. While concerned with the as-yet-undetermined changes in legislation, the rising costs of providing employees with health and welfare benefits is even more of a concern to buyers, with over 80% reporting it as the top challenge they face.
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience is proud to announce that Dr. Stephanie Borgland, from the Hotchkiss Brain Institute at University of Calgary, and Dr. Brian Chen, from the Centre for Research in Neuroscience at McGill University, are both winners of CAN Young Investigator Awards for 2014.
Improved thinking. Decreased appetite. Lowered blood pressure. The potential health benefits of dark chocolate keep piling up, and scientists are now homing in on what ingredients in chocolate might help prevent obesity, as well as type-2 diabetes. They found that one particular type of antioxidant in cocoa prevented laboratory mice from gaining excess weight and lowered their blood sugar levels. The report appears in ACS' Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry.
A promising new drug candidate that may be effective against both actively dividing and slow-growing Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) has begun testing in humans, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced this week.
› Verified 4 days ago
| Quality Measure | Provider | National Avg. |
|---|---|---|
| How often patients got better at walking or moving around | 93.8 | 79.6 |
| How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed | 100 | 81.1 |
| How often patients got better at bathing | 89.2 | 82.3 |
| How often patients’ breathing improved | 89.6 | 82.8 |
| How often patients’ wounds improved or healed after an operation | - | 92.3 |
| How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth | 78.4 | 75 |
| How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital | 7.7 | 15.4 |
| How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted | 18.4 | 13 |
| How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely | 97.4 | 94 |
News Archive
IDC has released a new special research study on the market for employee benefits administration in the U.S., which shows that over 70% of all employers - both small and large - are either concerned or very concerned over the ramifications of potential healthcare reform legislation. While concerned with the as-yet-undetermined changes in legislation, the rising costs of providing employees with health and welfare benefits is even more of a concern to buyers, with over 80% reporting it as the top challenge they face.
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience is proud to announce that Dr. Stephanie Borgland, from the Hotchkiss Brain Institute at University of Calgary, and Dr. Brian Chen, from the Centre for Research in Neuroscience at McGill University, are both winners of CAN Young Investigator Awards for 2014.
Improved thinking. Decreased appetite. Lowered blood pressure. The potential health benefits of dark chocolate keep piling up, and scientists are now homing in on what ingredients in chocolate might help prevent obesity, as well as type-2 diabetes. They found that one particular type of antioxidant in cocoa prevented laboratory mice from gaining excess weight and lowered their blood sugar levels. The report appears in ACS' Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry.
A promising new drug candidate that may be effective against both actively dividing and slow-growing Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) has begun testing in humans, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced this week.
› Verified 4 days ago
| Question Type: | Rating by Patients |
|---|---|
| Health team gave care in a professional way | |
| Health team communicated well with them | |
| Health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety | |
| How patients rated overall care from agency |
News Archive
IDC has released a new special research study on the market for employee benefits administration in the U.S., which shows that over 70% of all employers - both small and large - are either concerned or very concerned over the ramifications of potential healthcare reform legislation. While concerned with the as-yet-undetermined changes in legislation, the rising costs of providing employees with health and welfare benefits is even more of a concern to buyers, with over 80% reporting it as the top challenge they face.
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience is proud to announce that Dr. Stephanie Borgland, from the Hotchkiss Brain Institute at University of Calgary, and Dr. Brian Chen, from the Centre for Research in Neuroscience at McGill University, are both winners of CAN Young Investigator Awards for 2014.
Improved thinking. Decreased appetite. Lowered blood pressure. The potential health benefits of dark chocolate keep piling up, and scientists are now homing in on what ingredients in chocolate might help prevent obesity, as well as type-2 diabetes. They found that one particular type of antioxidant in cocoa prevented laboratory mice from gaining excess weight and lowered their blood sugar levels. The report appears in ACS' Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry.
A promising new drug candidate that may be effective against both actively dividing and slow-growing Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) has begun testing in humans, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced this week.
› Verified 4 days ago
The patient survey data of Big Country Healthcare Services is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average| Experience Measure | Provider | National Avg. |
|---|---|---|
| Percent of patients who reported that their home health team gave care in a professional way | 93 | 88 |
| Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them | 91 | 85 |
| Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them | 80 | 83 |
| Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest) | 95 | 84 |
| Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family | 87 | 78 |
News Archive
IDC has released a new special research study on the market for employee benefits administration in the U.S., which shows that over 70% of all employers - both small and large - are either concerned or very concerned over the ramifications of potential healthcare reform legislation. While concerned with the as-yet-undetermined changes in legislation, the rising costs of providing employees with health and welfare benefits is even more of a concern to buyers, with over 80% reporting it as the top challenge they face.
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience is proud to announce that Dr. Stephanie Borgland, from the Hotchkiss Brain Institute at University of Calgary, and Dr. Brian Chen, from the Centre for Research in Neuroscience at McGill University, are both winners of CAN Young Investigator Awards for 2014.
Improved thinking. Decreased appetite. Lowered blood pressure. The potential health benefits of dark chocolate keep piling up, and scientists are now homing in on what ingredients in chocolate might help prevent obesity, as well as type-2 diabetes. They found that one particular type of antioxidant in cocoa prevented laboratory mice from gaining excess weight and lowered their blood sugar levels. The report appears in ACS' Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry.
A promising new drug candidate that may be effective against both actively dividing and slow-growing Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) has begun testing in humans, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced this week.
› Verified 4 days ago
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