Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon, also known as Ballad Health Hospice is a hospice care center situated at Abingdon, Virginia. This palliative care is medicare certified, hence if you are covered by medicare, medicare will pay the hospice for your care. Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon accommodated approx. 237 Medicare beneficiaries whose average age was 80 years in CY2022. Unique hospice identification number provided by medicare to this hospice care is 491542. Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon comes under the CMS regional office located at Philadelphia. This CMS regional office covers all hospices located in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia. Services provided at Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon 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. Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon 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:
Ballad Health 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)
491542
Hospice’s Ownership Type:
Non-Profit (03 Voluntary Non-Profit - Other)
Accreditation
Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC)
Hospice Address:
312 Cummings Street Suite B, Abingdon, Virginia, 24210
County:
Washington
Phone:
(27-6) -619-4500
Fax:
423-844-6379
CMS Regional Office
Philadelphia
Medicare Certification:
Medicare certification details of Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon with certification date, type, current status, certification provider, MAC, CBSA Code are stated below.
Medicare Certified:
Yes
Medicare Certification Date:
23 Aug, 1996
Current Status:
Active Provider
Latest visit of the Health or LSC survey:
29 Jul, 2016
Certificate Provider:
CMS Regional Office
CBSA Code
28700 (Urban)
Federal Certification Status
Certified (as on 01 Apr, 2024)
National Hospice Spending and Utilization (2022):
National Hospice Spending and Utilization based on FY 2022 for Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon 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
237
RHC Days (in %)
93
Episode or Stay Count
238
Total Nursing Minutes
96105 Minutes (1601.75 Hours)
Days of Service
6,056
Average Age of Beneficiary
80 year
Average Risk Score of Beneficiaries
2.63
Total Medicare Payment Amount
$ 1,251,085
Total Medicare Standard Payment Amount
$ 1,416,552
Total Medicare Allowed Payment Amount
$ 1,251,085
Total Charge Amount
$ 1,820,790
Average Hospice Visit Count
Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon have 2016 skilled nursing visits, 371 social work visits and 675 Number of home health aide visits provided by the home health agency or hospice.
Beneficiaries by Gender
Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon rendered hospice services to 47% Male and 53% Female Medicare beneficiaries in a Fiscal year.
Beneficiaries by Race
Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon provided hospice care to 99% White, 2% not disclosed Medicare beneficiaries in a Fiscal year.
Medicare/Medicaid Eligible Beneficiaries
At Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon,28% of Medicare beneficiaries received their Medicare correspondence in a rural area based on having a Core-based Statistical Area (CSBA) designation equal to Non-CBSA. 25% of Medicare beneficiaries qualified to receive Medicare and Medicaid benefits, (also be referred to as dual eligibility). Beneficiaries are classified as a dual if in any month in the given calendar year they were receiving full or partial Medicaid benefits.
Beneficiaries with Primary Disease Diagnosis
At Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care for a primary diagnosis are 36 of Neoplasms & Diseases of the Blood and Blood forming organs, 11 of Diseases of the Nervous System, 24 of Diseases of the Circulatory System, 22 of Diseases of the Respiratory System,
Services Provided:
Services available at Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon 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 Available
Provided By
Home Health Aide
Hospice Staff
Counseling
Hospice Staff
Medical Social Services
Hospice Staff
Medical Supply Services
Provided under Arrangement
Nursing Services
Hospice Staff
Occupational Therapy
Hospice Staff
Other
Hospice Staff
Physician Services
Provided under Arrangement
Physical Therapy
Hospice Staff
Short Term Inpatient Care
Hospice Staff
Speech Pathology Services
Hospice Staff
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 Name
Score (in %)
National Average
Treatment Preferences
100.0
98.3
Beliefs/Values Addressed (if desired by the patient)
100.0
93.6
Pain Screening
100.0
93.9
Pain Assessment
100.0
77.7
Dyspnea Screening
100.0
97.3
Dyspnea Treatment
100.0
94.6
Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen
100.0
93.3
Employee Count:
Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon employee information is available below according to the service area, it is also divided among volunteer and employed count.
Services
Employed Count
Volunteer Count
Home Health Aide
0.6
0.0
Counseling
0.3
0.0
Medical Social Services
0.3
0.0
Registered Nurses
0.7
0.0
Practical/Vocational Nurses
0.3
0.0
Other Personnel
0.5
0.5
TOTAL
2.7
0.5
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:
Mary Lynn Krutak
Position:
Evp/cfo
Contact Number:
423-302-3423
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:
1336635192
NPI Enumeration Date:
05 Jul, 2018
NPI Last Update On:
24 Jun, 2022
Medical Licenses:
Hospice can have one or more medical licenses for different specialities in the same state or different states. Related medical licenses for Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon are as mentioned below.
Specialization
License Number
State
Status
Hospice, Inpatient
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:
311 Princeton Rd Ste 1, Johnson City, Tennessee
Zip:
37601-2026
Phone Number:
276-619-4500
Fax Number:
423-844-6379
Patients can reach Ballad Health Hospice at 312 Cummings Street Suite B, Abingdon, Virginia or can call to book an appointment on (27-6) -619-4500.