Utmc Home Care Services-hospice in Knoxville, Tennessee

Utmc Home Care Services-hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Knoxville, Tennessee. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 4435 Valley View Drive, Suite 103 in Knoxville, Tennessee. You can reach out to the office of Utmc Home Care Services-hospice via phone at (865) 544-6222.

Utmc Home Care Services-hospice is first approved in June, 1994 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 441547. Atlanta is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Utmc Home Care Services-hospice
4435 Valley View Drive, Suite 103, Knoxville, TN, 37917
(865) 544-6222

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Hospice Profile

NameUtmc Home Care Services-hospice
Location4435 Valley View Drive, Suite 103, Knoxville, Tennessee
Hospice ID441547
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Other
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code460

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 Utmc Home Care Services-hospice from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1619197365
Organization NameUniversity Of Tn Medical Center Home Care Services, Llc
Address2270 Sutherland Ave Knoxville, Tennessee, 37919
Phone Number(865)544-6222

Quality of Patient Care at Utmc Home Care Services-hospice

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. Utmc Home Care Services-hospice 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 care100.098.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care100.093.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care100.093.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem100.077.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath100.094.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation99.693.3

Services Provided by Utmc Home Care Services-hospice:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Utmc Home Care Services-hospice below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Physician Service

  • Under Arrangement
    • Home Maker Service
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Speech Pathology
    • Other Services

  • 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 Utmc Home Care Services-hospice
Home Health Aides9
Counselors4
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses3
Medical Social Workers 5
Physicians1
Registered Nurses21
Other Personnel7
Total Employees50

Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others29
Total Volunteers29

Ownership Details:

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

Certification Details for Utmc Home Care Services-hospice:

  • May, 2016 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 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 31, December.
  • Related Provider Number is 447230.

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Amedisys Hospice An Adventa Company
Location: 1420 Dutch Valley Road, Suite C, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37918
Phone: (865) 544-6222
Covenant Hospice
Location: 3001 Lake Brook Blvd Suite 101, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37909
Phone: (865) 544-6222
Utmc Home Care Services-hospice
Location: 4435 Valley View Drive, Suite 103, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37917
Phone: (865) 544-6222
Tennova Healthcare Hospice
Location: 7447 Andersonville Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37938
Phone: (865) 544-6222

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.

Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

NPI Number: The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. The NPI must be used in lieu of legacy provider identifiers in the HIPAA standards transactions. Covered health care providers and all health plans and health care clearinghouses must use the NPIs in the administrative and financial transactions adopted under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

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