Medcore Preferred Hospice



  
3880 Greenhouse Rd Suite 319, Houston
Texas, 77084

 281-394-2042   Maps & Directions
Medcore Preferred Hospice, also known as Medcore Preferred Hospice is a hospice care center situated at Houston, Texas. This palliative care is medicare certified, hence if you are covered by medicare, medicare will pay the hospice for your care. Medcore Preferred Hospice accommodated approx. 60 Medicare beneficiaries whose average age was 80 years in CY2016. Unique hospice identification number provided by medicare to this hospice care is 671724. Medcore Preferred Hospice comes under the CMS regional office located at Dallas. This CMS regional office covers all hospices located in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas. Services provided at Medcore Preferred Hospice mainly includes home health aide, counseling, medical social services, medical supply services, nursing services, occupational therapy, other, physician services, physical therapy, short term inpatient care, speech pathology services.
Medcore Preferred Hospice provides special care for people who are terminally ill. This involves a team-oriented approach that addresses the medical, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient. Hospice also provides support to the patient’s family or caregiver.


Complete Hospice Profile:
Medcore Preferred Hospice type, unique identification code, ownership type, accreditation,short term inpatient care type, address, contact number, fax number and all other information is provided as below. Recipients can directly walkin or can call on the below given phone number for appointment.
Hospice ID (CCN) 671724
Hospice’s Ownership Type:For-Profit
Short-term inpatient care provided:Acute & Respite care
Accreditation Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
Hospice Address:3880 Greenhouse Rd Suite 319, Houston,
Texas, 77084
County:Harris
Phone:281-394-2042
Fax:866-395-3908
CMS Regional Office Dallas
Medicare Certification:
Medicare certification details of Medcore Preferred Hospice with certification date, type, current status, certification provider, MAC, CBSA Code are stated below.
Medicare Certified:Yes
Medicare Certification Date:31 Jan, 2012
Current Status: Active Provider
Latest visit of the Health or LSC survey: 28 Nov, 2017
Status at the time of certification survey: In Compliance
Waiver of any life safety code: No
Latest Certification Type: Recertification
Certificate Provider: Dallas CMS Regional Office
MAC Blue Cross (south Carolina)
CBSA Code 26420 (Urban)
National Hospice Spending and Utilization (2016):
National Hospice Spending and Utilization based on CY2016 for Medcore Preferred Hospice are stated below it includes number of beneficiaries, average age of beneficiaries accommodated in hospice, total medicare payment amount received by hospice, total charge amount of the hospice.
Beneficiaries 60
RHC Days (in %) 100
Average Age of Beneficiary 80 year
Total Medicare Payment Amount $ 1,367,671
Total Medicare Standard Payment Amount $ 1,394,800
Total Charge Amount $ 1,807,677

Average Service Hours per Day

Medcore Preferred Hospice provided an average of 0.7 hours per day of home health, 0.23 hours per day of Skilled Nursing, 0.02 hours per day of Social Service hospice care.

Average Hospice Care Days

Medcore Preferred Hospice have Medicare beneficiaries with 7 or fewer hospice care days, 41 Medicare beneficiaries with more than 60 hospice care days, 20 Medicare beneficiaries with more than 180 hospice care days.


Beneficiaries by Gender


Medcore Preferred Hospice rendered hospice services to 25 Male and 35 Female Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Beneficiaries by Race


Medcore Preferred Hospice provided hospice care to 18 White, 36 Black, 6 not disclosed Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Medicare/Medicaid Eligible Beneficiaries


At Medcore Preferred Hospice, 25 beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage and 24 beneficiaries were eligible for Medicaid for at least one month of hospice care in the calendar year.


Beneficiaries with Primary Disease Diagnosis

At Medcore Preferred Hospice, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care for a primary diagnosis are 14 of Dementia, 12 of Stroke, 17 of Heart Disease,

Site-of-service Hospice Beneficiaries

At Medcore Preferred Hospice, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received the majority of their hospice care days are 41 at home, 15 in a skilled nursing facility,

Services Provided:
Services available at Medcore Preferred Hospice are mentioned below along with the information that who will provide the service like whether it will be provided by hospice staff or will be arranged from any 3rd source or outer source.
Services AvailableProvided By
Home Health AideHospice Staff
CounselingHospice Staff
Medical Social ServicesHospice Staff
Medical Supply ServicesProvided under Arrangement
Nursing ServicesHospice Staff
Occupational TherapyProvided under Arrangement
OtherProvided under Arrangement
Physician ServicesProvided under Arrangement
Physical TherapyProvided under Arrangement
Short Term Inpatient CareProvided under Arrangement
Speech Pathology ServicesProvided under Arrangement

Quality of Patient Care:
Quality of patient care is measured based on the survey done by the patients who received the hospice care, as well as the experiences of their informal primary caregivers. Main points included in the survey are treatment preferences, beliefs/values addressed (if desired by the patient), pain screening, pain assessment, dyspnea screening, dyspnea treatment,patients treated with an opioid who are given a bowel regimen.
Measure NameScore (in %)National Average
Treatment Preferences Not Available98.3
Beliefs/Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) Not Available93.6
Pain Screening Not Available93.9
Pain Assessment Not Available77.7
Dyspnea Screening Not Available97.3
Dyspnea Treatment Not Available94.6
Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen Not Available93.3
Employee Count:
Medcore Preferred Hospice employee information is available below according to the service area, it is also divided among volunteer and employed count.
Services Employed CountVolunteer Count
Home Health Aide0.50
Counseling0.25 0
Medical Social Services0.250
Registered Nurses20
Practical/Vocational Nurses1 0
Other Personnel3 0.5
TOTAL70.5
Authorized/Official Person Profile:
Officially authorized person to contact for any management issues or complaints of this hospice are as below. Person's position and contact details are also mentioned below.
Name: Keith A. Romans
Position: Director Of Nursing/administrator
Contact Number: 832-573-0589
Professional Identification Codes:
NPI number stands for National Provider Identifier which is a unique 10-digit identification number issued to health care providers in the United States by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
NPI details of stated hospice are as mentioned below.
NPI Number: 1134247455
NPI Enumeration Date: 26 Mar, 2007
NPI Last Update On: 01 Jul, 2019
Medical Licenses:
Hospice can have one or more medical licenses for different specialities in the same state or different states. Related medical licenses for Medcore Preferred Hospice are as mentioned below.
SpecializationLicense NumberStateStatus
Hospice Care, Community Based Primary
Business Mailing Address:
Business mailing address can be used for mailing purpose only, for visiting purpose patients need to refer above mentioned address.
Address: 3880 Greenhouse Rd Ste 319,
Houston, Texas
Zip: 77084-3335
Phone Number: 832-573-0589
Fax Number: 866-395-3908
Patients can reach Medcore Preferred Hospice at 3880 Greenhouse Rd Suite 319, Houston, Texas or can call to book an appointment on 281-394-2042.

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