CANTON, Ohio (Aug. 22, 2024) – Two programs at Aultman – Aultman Home Health and Aultman Hospice – were recognized by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) as a “Superior Performer” for achieving an overall patient and caregiver satisfaction score that ranked in the top 20% of all eligible SHP clients for the 2023 calendar year.

The annual SHPBest™ award program for home health was created to acknowledge home health agencies that consistently provide high-quality service to their patients. The 2023 award recipients were determined by reviewing and ranking the overall satisfaction score for more than 3,200 home health providers. With the largest HHCAHPS benchmark in the nation, SHP is in a unique position to identify and recognize organizations that have made patient satisfaction a priority and have been rewarded for their efforts with high marks on the HHCAHPS survey.

The annual SHPBest™ award program for hospice was created to acknowledge hospice providers that consistently provide high-quality service to families and caregivers of patients receiving hospice care. The 2023 award recipients were determined by reviewing and ranking the overall CAHPS Hospice survey satisfaction score for more than 1,750 hospice providers.

“SHP is proud to partner with so many organizations that put a high value on providing quality patient care, and we are honored to recognize the hard work and dedication of our top-performing customers with the annual SHPBest awards,” said Kevin Vogel, president of SHP. “These organizations deserve to be celebrated for their commitment to achieving new levels of excellence each and every year.”

Read more about the SHPBest awards program for home health, including methodology and award recipient lists, at https://www.shpdata.com/home-health/shpbest-hhcahps. For hospice, learn more here: https://www.shpdata.com/hospice/shpbest-cahps-hospice/.

About Aultman Health System
The Aultman Health System is a nonprofit healthcare organization serving Stark and surrounding counties. The integrated healthcare system includes Aultman Hospital, Aultman Orrville Hospital, Aultman Alliance Community Hospital, the locally managed health insurance provider AultCare, The Aultman Foundation and Aultman College. With 1,032 beds, over 1,000 active providers and a team of more than 7,000 employees, Aultman is Stark County's largest provider of healthcare services. For more information, visit www.aultman.org.

About Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP)
Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) is a leader in data analytics and benchmarking that drive daily clinical and operational decisions. Our solutions bring real-time data to post-acute providers, hospitals and ACOs to better coordinate quality care and improve patient outcomes. Since 1996, SHP has helped more than 7,000 organizations nationwide raise the bar for healthcare performance.