GRANT COUNTY HOSPICE
NPI 1841359536
Hospice Care, Community Based in Lancaster, WI

Patient Care Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

NPI Status: Active since December 08, 2006

Contact Information

111 S JEFFERSON ST FL 2
LANCASTER, WI
ZIP 53813
Phone: (608) 723-6416
Fax: (608) 723-6501

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Table of Contents

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
Authorized Official
Nursing Home Compare Information
Hospice Care Information
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Hospice Care, Community Based
Accepts Insurance

About GRANT COUNTY HOSPICE

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Grant County Hospice, a provider established in Lancaster, Wisconsin operating as a Hospice Care, Community Based. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1841359536 assigned on December 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 251G00000X with license number 516 (WI). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 17 years ago. The provider's is doing business as Grant County Hospice. The authorized official of this NPI record is Jeffery A Kindrai Msph, Rs (Director, Health Officer)

NPI: 1841359536
Provider Legal Name: COUNTY OF GRANT
Other Organization Name: GRANT COUNTY HOSPICE
Other Name Type: Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 111 S JEFFERSON ST FL 2 LANCASTER, WI 53813
Location Phone: (608) 723-6416
Location Fax: (608) 723-6501
Mailing Address: 111 S JEFFERSON ST FL 2 LANCASTER, WI 53813
Mailing Phone: (608) 723-6416
Mailing Fax: (608) 723-6501
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 12-08-2006
Last Update Date: 11-13-2008
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According to the Home Health Compare program data, Grant County Hospice has an average overall quality rating based on the provider's performance on seven separate quality measures including: timely initiation of care, improvement in ambulation, bed transferring, bathing, shortness of breath, management of oral medications and relapse in acute care hospitalizations. The Quality of Patient Star Rating for this provider is 3 out of 5 and summarizes some of the current health care provider performance measures.

According to the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) data this facility is government and was certified on 05-27-1992 This facility was recently evaluated on the following quality measures: average daily census, hospice served at least 1 patient with both medicare and medicaid coverage during one year, hospice served at least 1 patient enrolled in medicare advantage during one year, care provided in assisted living facility and care provided in home, etc.

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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

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Classification: Hospice Care, Community Based
Taxonomy Code: 251G00000X
Type: Agencies
License No.: 516
License State: WI

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Anthem Bronze Preferred/Broad 5000 (3 Free PCP Visits + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - POS
Anthem Bronze Preferred/Broad HSA (+ Incentives) - POS
Anthem Bronze Preferred/Broad Standard ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - POS
Anthem Gold Preferred/Broad 1000 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - POS
Anthem Gold Preferred/Broad Standard ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - POS
Anthem Heart Healthy Bronze Preferred/Broad 0 Med Ded ($0 Virtual PCP+$0 Select Drugs+Incentives) - POS
Anthem Silver Preferred/Broad 4000 (3 Free PCP Visits + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - POS
Anthem Silver Preferred/Broad 5300 (3 Free PCP Visits + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - POS
Anthem Silver Preferred/Broad Standard ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - POS

Dean Health Plan

Dean Bronze $0 Copay PCP Visits - HMO
Dean Bronze Share - HMO
Dean Catastrophic - HMO
Dean Expanded Bronze Standard - HMO
Dean Gold HSA - HMO
Dean Gold Share - HMO
Dean Gold Standard - HMO
Dean Silver $0 Copay PCP Visits - HMO
Dean Silver Share - HMO
Dean Silver Standard - HMO

Quartz

QUARTZ GUNDERSEN PERFORMANCE BRONZE $0 MEDICAL DED - HMO
QUARTZ GUNDERSEN PERFORMANCE BRONZE $7250 HSA - HMO
QUARTZ GUNDERSEN PERFORMANCE BRONZE (DENTAL & VISION) $0 MEDICAL DED - HMO
QUARTZ GUNDERSEN PERFORMANCE BRONZE (DENTAL & VISION) STANDARD EASY PRICING - HMO
QUARTZ GUNDERSEN PERFORMANCE BRONZE STANDARD EASY PRICING - HMO
QUARTZ GUNDERSEN PERFORMANCE CATASTROPHIC $9200 DED - HMO
QUARTZ GUNDERSEN PERFORMANCE GOLD $2500 DED - HMO
QUARTZ GUNDERSEN PERFORMANCE GOLD (DENTAL & VISION) $2500 DED - HMO
QUARTZ GUNDERSEN PERFORMANCE GOLD (DENTAL & VISION) STANDARD EASY PRICING - HMO
QUARTZ GUNDERSEN PERFORMANCE GOLD MAINTENANCE $500 DED - HMO
QUARTZ GUNDERSEN PERFORMANCE GOLD MAINTENANCE (DENTAL & VISION) $500 DED - HMO
QUARTZ GUNDERSEN PERFORMANCE GOLD STANDARD EASY PRICING - HMO
QUARTZ GUNDERSEN PERFORMANCE SILVER $0 DED FLAT RX COPAYS - HMO
QUARTZ GUNDERSEN PERFORMANCE SILVER $7000 DED - HMO
QUARTZ GUNDERSEN PERFORMANCE SILVER (DENTAL & VISION) $0 DED FLAT RX COPAYS - HMO
QUARTZ GUNDERSEN PERFORMANCE SILVER (DENTAL & VISION) $7000 DED - HMO
QUARTZ GUNDERSEN PERFORMANCE SILVER (DENTAL & VISION) STANDARD EASY PRICING - HMO
QUARTZ GUNDERSEN PERFORMANCE SILVER STANDARD EASY PRICING - HMO
QUARTZ ONE ACHIEVE BRONZE (DENTAL & VISION) $9100 DED FLAT RX COPAYS - IL - HMO
QUARTZ ONE ACHIEVE BRONZE (DENTAL & VISION) STANDARD EASY PRICING - IL - HMO

Medicare

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Medicaid

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*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name: JEFFERY A KINDRAI MSPH, RS
Authorized Official Title: DIRECTOR, HEALTH OFFICER
Authorized Official Phone: (608) 723-6416

Additional Identifiers

The NPI Enumerator encourages providers to submit additional identifiers with their NPI application although the submission of this information is optional. The additional identifier(s) section includes other numbers or codes currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider by other public healthcare entities. The identifiers may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.

Identifier	Type / Code	Identifier State	Identifier Issuer
521540	MEDICARE ID-TYPE UNSPECIFIED (04)
550678	OTHER (01)	WI	DEAN HEALTH PLAN
43183900	MEDICAID (05)	WI

Nursing Home Compare Information

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services publishes Home Health Compare quality of care data to provide consumers an easy way to compare "Medicare-certified" home health agencies throughout the nation. "Medicare-certified" home health agencies are approved by Medicare and meet certain federal health and safety requirements.

The Home Health Compare information helps consumers learn how well home health agencies care for their patients, how often each agency used best practices when caring for its patients and what patients said about their recent home health care experience.

Quality of Patient Care Rating Quality of Patient Care Rating The quality of patient care star rating summarizes 8 of the 23 quality measures reported on Home Health Compare. It provides a single indicator of an agency's performance compared to other agencies.	- 3 out of 5 stars - GRANT COUNTY HOME NURSING SERVICE performed about the same as most agencies on selected measures.
Ownership Type Ownership Type Home health agencies can be run by private for-profit corporations, non-profit corporations, religious affiliated organizations or government entities. The type of ownership may affect agency resources and how services are organized. Quality can vary in home health agencies within each of the different types of ownership. Each agency needs to be judged on its own merits.	Government Operated
Offers Nursing Care Offers Nursing Care? The home health agency offers care given or supervised by registered nurses. Nurses provide direct care; manage, observe, and evaluate a patient’s care; and teach the patient and his or her family caregiver. Examples include: giving IV drugs, shots, or tube feedings; changing dressings; and teaching about diabetes care. Any service that could be done safely by a non-medical person (or by yourself) without the supervision of a nurse isn’t skilled nursing care. Medicare covers home health skilled nursing care that's part time and intermittent.	Yes
Offers Physical Therapy Offers Physical Therapy? The home health agency offers treatment of injury and disease by mechanical means, like heat, light, exercise, and massage.	Yes
Offers Occupational Therapy Offers Occupational Therapy? The home health agency offers services given to help you return to usual activities (like bathing, preparing meals, and housekeeping) after illness either on an inpatient or outpatient basis.	Yes
Offers Speech Therapy Offers Speech Therapy? The home health agency offers services to assist with problems involving speech, language, and swallowing. Communication problems can be present at birth or develop after an injury or illness, like a stroke.	Yes
Offers Medical Social Services Medical Social Services? The home health agency offers services to help with social and emotional concerns related to your illness. This might include counseling or help in finding resources in your community.	No
Offers Home Health Aide Offers Home Health Aide? The home health agency offers part time or intermittent services to help with daily living activities.	Yes
Medicare Certification Date	07-01-1966
Number of episodes used to calculate how much Medicare spends at this agency Number of episodes used to calculate how much Medicare spends at this agency Number of episodes of care used to calculate how much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally.	232
How often patients got better at walking or moving around? How often patients got better at walking or moving around? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes during which the patient improved in ability to ambulate.	77.9%
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed? How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes during which the patient improved in ability to get in and out of bed.	73%
How often patients got better at bathing? How often patients got better at bathing? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes during which the patient got better at bathing self.	83.6%
How often patients' breathing improved? How often patients' breathing improved? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes during which the patient became less short of breath or dyspneic.	80.9%
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner? How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner? This quality measure shows the percentage of episodes of care initiated or resumed on the date the physician ordered, or within within 24-48 hours of referral.	100%
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth? How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes during which the patient improved in ability to take their medicines correctly (by mouth).	73.8%
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a flu shot for the current flu season? How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a flu shot for the current flu season? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes during which patients received the influenza immunization for the current flu season.	82.9%
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completed timely? How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completed timely? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes forwhich a drug regimen review was conducted at the start of care or resumption of care and completion of recommended actions from timely follow-up with a physician occurred each time potential clinically significant medication issues were identified throughout that quality episode.	100%
Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury How often a patient had one or more falls with a major injury? This measure reports the percentage of patients who suffer falls that may result in major injuries and are a risk for patients living at the health home.	0.6%
Application of Percent of Long-Term Care Hospital Patients with an Admission and Discharge Functional Assessment How often a patient has an admission and discharge functional assessment and an admission care plan that addresses function? This measure displays hows how often the home health team completed a functional assessment for patients at both admission and discharge, and developed a functional care plan at admission.	100%
How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally? How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally? This measure evaluates Home Health resource use relative to the resource use of the national median of all Home Health providers. Specifically, the measure assesses the Medicare spending performed by the Home Health provider and other healthcare providers during an MSPB-PAC episode.	0.9%
Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury This measure reports the percentage of patient stays with Stage 2-4 pressure ulcers, or unstageable pressure ulcers due to slough/eschar, non-removable dressing/device, or deep tissue injury, that are new or worsened since admission.	0.3%

Hospice Care Information

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) data provides information on the quality of care that hospice facilities are providing to their patients. The quality reporting data gives families and patients the information they need to decide which hospice is right for them.

CMS Certification Number (CCN)	521540
Ownership Type	Government
Medicare Certification Date	05-27-1992

Quality Measure	Measure Score
Average Daily Census Number of patients cared for by a hospice on average each day	9.0
Hospice served at least 1 patient with both Medicare and Medicaid coverage during one year 1= Hospice served at least 1 patient with both Medicaid and Medicare coverage OR 0 = Hospice did not serve any patients with both Medicaid and Medicare coverage	Yes
Hospice served at least 1 patient enrolled in Medicare Advantage during one year 1 = Hospice served at least one patient enrolled in Medicare Advantage OR 0 = Hospice did not serve any patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage	Yes
Care Provided in Assisted Living Facility Percentage of days patients received care in an assisted living facility	Not Available - Number of patients is too small to report.
Care Provided in Home Percentage of days patients received care in home	51
Care Provided in Inpatient Hospice Facility Percentage of days patients received care in an inpatient hospice	0 - Value is based on one year of data and does not indicate that the hospice would have 0% in more recent years.
Care Provided in Inpatient Hospital Facility Percentage of days patients received care in an inpatient hospital	4
Care Provided in Nursing Facility Percentage of days patients received care in a nursing facility	44
Care Provided in All other locations Percentage of days patients received care in other locations	Not Available - Number of patients is too small to report.
Care Provided in Skilled Nursing Facility Percentage of days patients received care in a skilled nursing facility	Not Available - Number of patients is too small to report.
Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences Facility observed rate	100.0
Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) Facility observed rate	100.0
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening Facility observed rate	100.0
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment Facility observed rate	Not Available - The number of patient stays is too small to report (less than 20 patient stays).
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening Facility observed rate	100.0
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment Facility observed rate	Not Available - The number of patient stays is too small to report (less than 20 patient stays).
Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen Facility observed rate	Not Available - The number of patient stays is too small to report (less than 20 patient stays).
Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure Facility observed rate	100.0
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life	56
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life Facility observed rate	76.8
Hospice Care Index Overall Score Facility observed rate	8.0
CHC/GIP provided (% days)	6,450
CHC/GIP provided (% days) Facility observed rate	0.2
CHC/GIP provided (% days)	73
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections)	45
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) Facility observed rate	22.2
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections)	12
Early live discharges (% live discharges)	14
Early live discharges (% live discharges) Facility observed rate	7.1
Early live discharges (% live discharges)	59
Late live discharges (% live discharges)	14
Late live discharges (% live discharges) Facility observed rate	35.7
Late live discharges (% live discharges)	39
Burdensome transitions, Type 1(% live discharges)	14
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) Facility observed rate	0.0
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges)	19
Burdensome transitions, Type 2(% live discharges)	14
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) Facility observed rate	7.1
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges)	95
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)	83
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) Facility observed rate	13,232
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)	29
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes)	6,421
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) Facility observed rate	21.7
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes)	97
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)	139,110
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) Facility observed rate	3.8
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)	7
Visits near death (% decedents)	65
Visits near death (% decedents) Facility observed rate	95.4
Visits near death (% decedents)	67
Percent of Patients with Cancer Percentage of patients at hospice who had Cancer as their primary diagnosis	46
Percent of Patients with Circulatory/heart disease Percentage of patients at hospice who had Circulatory Heart Disease as their primary diagnosis	Not Available - Number of patients is too small to report.
Percent of Patients with Dementia Percentage of patients at hospice who had Dementia as their primary diagnosis	15
Percent of Patients with Other Conditions Percentage of patients at hospice who had some other conditions as their primary diagnosis	0 - Value is based on one year of data and does not indicate that the hospice would have 0% in more recent years.
Percent of Patients with Respiratory disease Percentage of patients at hospice who had Respiratory Disease as their primary diagnosis	Not Available - Number of patients is too small to report.
Percent of Patients with Stroke Percentage of patients at hospice who had Stroke as their primary diagnosis	Not Available - Number of patients is too small to report.
Provided Routine Home Care and other levels of care Th hospice had at least one incidence of routine home care and at least one more incidence of care at another level. Blank: hospice only provided care at routine home care level	Yes
Provided Routine Home Care only The hospice had at least one incidence of RHC over the 3 years, and no incidences of care at any other level. Blank: the hospice had at least one incidence of care at another level	No

NPI Validation Check Digit Calculation

The following table explains the step by step NPI number validation process using the ISO standard Luhn algorithm.

Start with the original NPI number, the last digit is the check digit and is not used in the calculation.
1	8	4	1	3	5	9	5	3	6
Step 1: Double the value of the alternate digits, beginning with the rightmost digit.
2	8	8	1	6	5	18	5	6
Step 2: Add all the doubled and unaffected individual digits from step 1 plus the constant number 24.
2 + 8 + 8 + 1 + 6 + 5 + 1 + 8 + 5 + 6 + 24 = 74
Step 3: Subtract the total obtained in step 2 from the next higher number ending in zero, the result is the check digit.
80 - 74 = 6									6

The NPI number 1841359536 is valid because the calculated check digit 6 using the Luhn validation algorithm matches the last digit of the original NPI number.