Palmer Lutheran Health Center Inc

CCN

167188The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier

Status

Active

Provider type

Home health agency

Ownership

Government Operated

Control type

Government Operated

Participating since

Jun 2, 1987

Last certification

Nov 5, 2020

Overall star rating

2.5 of 5Care Compare

Address

200 Jefferson St
West Union, IA 52175
(563) 422-6267

• Palmer Lutheran Health Center, Inc

  dba Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics - Home Health

  • Home Health Agency
  • West Union, IA
  • NPI 1174572481
  Medicare enrollment

• Care started in a timely manner 99.66
  • State average 95.4 (computed here)
  • National average 93.98 (computed here)
  • 294 patients
• Checked whether patients received a flu shot 53.33
  • State average 66.76 (computed here)
  • National average 62.68 (computed here)
  • 180 patients
• Discharge function score 68.35
  • State average 79.37 (computed here)
  • National average 61.19 (computed here)
  • 237 patients
• Health information given to the patient 100
  • State average 93.8 (computed here)
  • National average 90.76 (computed here)
  • 229 patients
• Health information passed to the next provider 58.06
  • State average 87.07 (computed here)
  • National average 78.53 (computed here)
  • 62 patients
• Medicare spending per episode, against the national average 1.06
  • State average 1.03 (computed here)
  • National average 0.97 (computed here)
  • 391 patients
• Patients got better at bathing 76.4
  • State average 85.51 (computed here)
  • National average 85.61 (computed here)
  • 236 patients
• Patients got better at getting in and out of bed 76.79
  • State average 82.85 (computed here)
  • National average 83.24 (computed here)
  • 229 patients
• Patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth 72.06
  • State average 79.97 (computed here)
  • National average 81.2 (computed here)
  • 209 patients
• Patients got better at walking or moving around 72.91
  • State average 80.46 (computed here)
  • National average 83.22 (computed here)
  • 231 patients
• Patients who fell with major injury 2.15
  • State average 2.42 (computed here)
  • National average 1.06 (computed here)
  • 279 patients
• Patients' breathing improved 67.75
  • State average 83.52 (computed here)
  • National average 84.54 (computed here)
  • 210 patients
• Physician-recommended actions on medication issues were timely 98.64
  • State average 92.57 (computed here)
  • National average 90.52 (computed here)
  • 294 patients
• Potentially preventable hospitalisations during care As expected7.27
  • State average 10.04 (computed here)
  • National average 10.9 (computed here)
  • Same as national rate
  • 139 patients
• Potentially preventable readmissions within 30 days As expected4.18
  • State average 4.09 (computed here)
  • National average 4.13 (computed here)
  • Same as national rate
  • 195 patients
• Pressure ulcers or injuries that are new or worsened 0
  • State average 0.33 (computed here)
  • National average 0.28 (computed here)
  • 252 patients
• Quality of patient care star rating Worse2.5 of 5
  • State average 3.07 (computed here)
  • National average 3.25 (computed here)
• Successful return to home or community Better91.11
  • State average 85.61 (computed here)
  • National average 80.17 (computed here)
  • Better than national rate
  • 312 patients

Clinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.

• Sara Ann Berns, PA-C

  • Physician Assistant
  • Oelwein, IA
  • NPI 1073742227
• Lucas Brinkman, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Fredericksburg, IA
  • NPI 1811003031
• Stephanie L Cenek, DNP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Calmar, IA
  • NPI 1245646744
• Anthony M Coppola, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Decorah, IA
  • NPI 1467568766
• Andrea Kaye Dietzenbach, P.A.

  • Medical Physician Assistant
  • West Union, IA
  • NPI 1205141835
• Stacey Ann Embretson, ARNP

  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Elkader, IA
  • NPI 1841546512
• David Lawrence Fahey, D.O..

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Independence, IA
  • NPI 1467833632
• Kyla Frost, ARNP

  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Oelwein, IA
  • NPI 1225411382
• Trisha Ann Kress, ARNP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Oelwein, IA
  • NPI 1205334570
• Donna Lawlor, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Elkader, IA
  • NPI 1669405528
• Mordechai D Lederman, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Postville, IA
  • NPI 1396741385
• Daniel Jay Leisinger, D.O.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Waterloo, IA
  • NPI 1245506864
• Jessica A Loban, NP

  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
  • West Union, IA
  • NPI 1992243497
• Shanelle Nicolette Pedersen, ARNP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • New Hampton, IA
  • NPI 1205203528
• Rachel Ann Schroeder, FNP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • West Union, IA
  • NPI 1497440416
• Kristi Marie Steinbronn, ARNP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Oelwein, IA
  • NPI 1831624253
• Geralyn R Zuercher, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • West Union, IA
  • NPI 1043257496

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• Medicare Care Compare: the star rating and every measure on this page, with the state and national rates CMS publishes beside them, and the clinicians who list this facility as an affiliation.
• NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification and the names of the providers listed above.

Better and worse are CMS's own comparison with the national rate, not ours: for most measures a low score is the good one (deaths, infections) and for others a high one is, so measures where CMS states no comparison are left uncoloured. The exception is star ratings, which are read against the national average here. Quality measures are published by CMS and are not adjusted or re-scored here. Averages marked “computed here” are the mean of every facility reporting that measure, worked out by NPIMap because CMS publishes no comparison for it. Confirm anything you rely on at Medicare Care Compare.