Agape Hospice, Charleston, SC, registered a two-fold increase in the number of users corresponding to COPD cases



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By: Minerva Panigrahi  Mar. 27, 2020

Dexur utilized Medicare Claims data from Q3 2017 to Q3 2019 to analyze the most prevalent conditions present in users at the Agape Hospice, located in Charleston, South Carolina. Dexur’s study revealed that, for the same period, the number of users corresponding to COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) witnessed an almost two-fold climb during the two years. In Q3 2017, the COPD user count at the hospice was 65. However, by the end of Q3 2019, the figure significantly rose to 145. Moreover, according to the biennial report, the Revenue generated per Day quality outcome also saw a veritable increase of 12.8%.

The figures indicate that over the two years, Agape Hospice saw a consistent rise in the number of users related to COPD cases. In fact, going by Dexur’s database of ranking statistics from Oct 2016 to Sep 2019, Agape Hospice ranks No.2 among the most experienced hospices handling COPD cases in South Carolina. Moreover, Agape Hospice featured among the top 100 hospices nationally, with an excellent track record in handling COPD cases. In Q3 2019, the number of cases pertaining to COPD at the national level was 48,975, and the state-level count stood at 1,203. Some of the other experienced hospices in the state, having a significant COPD user volume during the period mentioned above, are- Amedisys Hospice of South Carolina, Hospice Care of South Carolina, and Regency SouthernCare.

With the primary goal to provide compassionate, comfort-based care, Agape Hospice operates in over 20 locations in South Carolina ensuring comprehensive and high-quality end-of-life care services. The Agapé Hospice care team comprises physicians, nurses and nurse practitioners, homemakers, medical social workers, chaplains, grief counselors, and hospice volunteers. Their faith-based approach focuses on the mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of each of their patients and their family members.

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