Amedisys Hospice, An Adventa Company in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Amedisys Hospice, An Adventa Company is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It is a other hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 7205 Lee Highway Suite B in Chattanooga, Tennessee. You can reach out to the office of Amedisys Hospice, An Adventa Company via phone at (423) 499-0018.

Amedisys Hospice, An Adventa Company is first approved in May, 1993 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 441533. Atlanta is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Amedisys Hospice, An Adventa Company
7205 Lee Highway Suite B, Chattanooga, TN, 37421
(423) 499-0018

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Hospice Profile

NameAmedisys Hospice, An Adventa Company
Location7205 Lee Highway Suite B, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Hospice ID441533
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeOther
Profit TypeOTHER
SSA county code320

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NPI associated with this Hospice

A hospice usually have one NPI number but sometimes it may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Amedisys Hospice, An Adventa Company from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1104884493
Organization NameAdventa Hospice, Llc
Address7205 Lee Hwy Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37421
Phone Number(423)499-0018

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Quality of Patient Care at Amedisys Hospice, An Adventa Company

Hospice staff should discuss treatment preferences and patient beliefs and values with patients and/or caregivers. They should also identify and provide interventions to address pain, shortness of breath and constipation (caused by opioids) to improve patient comfort and quality of life. Amedisys Hospice, An Adventa Company has the following score in these measures of patient care.
Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Quality MeasureProvider ScoreNational Score
Patients or caregivers who were asked about treatment preferences like hospitalization and resuscitation at the beginning of hospice care99.798.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care96.193.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care94.293.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem89.077.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care97.197.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath88.794.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation92.593.3

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Services Provided by Amedisys Hospice, An Adventa Company:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Amedisys Hospice, An Adventa Company below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Speech Pathology
    • Other Services

  • Under Arrangement
    • Home Maker Service
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Physician Service
    • Short Term Inpatient care

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Acute and Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Amedisys Hospice, An Adventa Company
Home Health Aides16.75
Counselors4
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses0.5
Medical Social Workers 5.25
Physicians6
Registered Nurses31
Other Personnel3
Total Employees66.5

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others13.25
Total Volunteers13.25

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Ownership Details:

  • This hospice has undergone 2 time/s change of ownership.

Certification Details for Amedisys Hospice, An Adventa Company:

  • June, 2018 is the initial visit of the health survey for certifications by CMS.
  • It is in compliance at the time of certification survey by CMS.
  • It is in compliance with CMS program requirements based on an acceptable plan for correction of deficiencies.
  • It is eligible to participate in the medicare and/or medicaid program.
  • Blue Cross (south Carolina) is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 30, June.

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Medicare Hospice Care

What is Hospice Care?
Hospice care is a type of care and philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation of a chronically ill, terminally ill or seriously ill patient's pain and symptoms, and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs. Care may be provided in a patient's home or in a designated facility such as nursing home, hospital unit or freestanding hospice, with level of care and sometimes location based upon frequent evaluation of the paients needs. The four primary levels of care provided by hospice are routine home care, continuous care, general inpatient and respite care.

How long can one get medicare hospice care?
Hospice care is for people with a life expectancy of 6 months or less (if the disease runs its normal course). If the person receiving hospice care live longer than 6 months, he or she can still get hospice care.
  • A person can get hospice care for two 90-day benefit periods, followed by an unlimited number of 60-day benefit periods.
  • At the start of each period, the hospice medical director or other hospice doctor must recertify that the person is terminally ill (with a life expectancy of 6 months or less). This step is must for continued hospice care.

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