Table 2.
Characteristics of Participating Agencies and HHC Providers
| Total Number of Participating Agencies | 13 (100.00) |
| N (%) | |
| Census region | |
| Northeast | 2 (15.4) |
| South | 3 (23.1) |
| Midwest | 5 (38.4) |
| West | 3 (23.1) |
| Rural location | 6 (46.2) |
| VBP program participation | 5 (38.4) |
| Ownership status | |
| For-profit | 7 (53.8) |
| Nonprofit | 6 (46.2) |
| Hospital-based | 2 (15.4) |
| Average patient census∗ | |
| ≤100 current patients | 7 (53.8) |
| Quality of patient care† | |
| High | 7 (53.8) |
| Medium | 2 (15.4) |
| Low | 3 (23.0) |
| Total number of HHC providers | 41 (100.00) |
| Role at agency | |
| Administrator/clinical manager | 16 (39.0) |
| Infection preventionist/staff with role in IPC | 2 (4.9) |
| Field RN/home health aide | 16 (39.0) |
| Nurse educator/quality improvement | 7 (17.1) |
| Highest level of education | |
| Post-baccalaureate and associate's | 16 (39.0) |
| Bachelor's | 18 (43.9) |
| Master's and doctorate | 7 (17.1) |
| Full-time | 34 (82.9) |
| Level of experience‡ | Mean (SD) |
| Years in HHC | 12.4 (10.7) |
| Years at current agency | 6.5 (7.4) |
| Years in current position | 3.2 (3.3) |
VBP, value-based purchasing pilot program.
∗
Self-reported.
†
High quality (≥4.49 stars and >92.49% influenza and pneumonia vaccination); medium quality (≥2.51 and ≤4.48 stars and ≥35 and ≤92.49% influenza and pneumonia vaccination); low quality (<2.51 stars and <35% influenza and pneumonia vaccination).
‡
n = 40; 1 response not captured.