CHAPMANVILLE — Dignity Home Health, a division of Dignity Hospice and Home Health, announced today that it has been named to the 2008 HomeCare Elite, a compilation of the most successful Medicare-certified home health care providers in the United States. This annual review identifies the top 25 percent of agencies, ranked by an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes and improvement.

The 2008 HomeCare Elite also indicates those providers who are included in the Top 100 and Top 500 of providers nationwide. The data used for this analysis was compiled from publicly available information.

“The 2008 HomeCare Elite winners exemplify a commitment to providing their patients with optimum care while performing at the highest level,” said Nancy Buller, Senior Director of Marketing Communications at OCS, Inc. "We congratulate Dignity Home Health on being one of the Top home care agencies in the country."

Dignity founder and president Dennis Lewis credits quality care and attention to detail with the company’s ability to rank as one of the HomeCare Elite.

“We strive to be the agency we would want caring for our very own loved one’s,” he said in a recent phone call. “We make sure doctors, caregivers, and family members are always informed and updated on the patient’s status and condition.”

“DecisionHealth would like to congratulate the top HomeCare Elite agencies that achieved excellent clinical and financial outcomes by providing quality care to their patients,” adds Marci Heydt, Executive Editor of DecisionHealth’s Home Health Line.

To learn more about Dignity Hospice and Home health, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, visit www.YourDignity.org, or call 304-855-4764.

The 2008 HomeCare Elite is the only performance recognition of its kind in the home health industry. The 2008 HomeCare Elite is brought to the industry by OCS, Inc., the leading provider of healthcare informatics, and DecisionHealth, publisher of home care’s most respected independent newsletter …home health line.