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Burgess Home Health has been named a Top Agency of the 2017 HomeCare Elite^®, a recognition of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. For 12 years, HomeCare Elite has annually identified the top 25 percent of Medicare-certified agencies and highlighted the top 100 and top 500 agencies overall.

The ranking is developed by ABILITY^® Network, a leading information technology company helping providers and payers simplify the administrative and clinical complexities of healthcare; and sponsored by DecisionHealth, publisher of Home Health Line and the Complete Home Health ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Coding Manual.

“The team at Burgess has demonstrated an impressive ability to deliver great patient care,” said Christine Lang, senior director for ABILITY Network. “This is due to the skill and dedication of their clinical professionals, as well as the proficiency and efforts of their quality team tracking, measuring and interpreting the data that supports the delivery of care. Together, they have earned this recognition as one of the top home care agencies in the country.”

“Congratulations to those leading agencies that earned a spot on HomeCare Elite,” said Marci Heydt, senior content manager for DecisionHealth. “Burgess and its peers have worked hard to improve quality outcomes while maintaining solid profit margins, which is increasingly difficult as home health agencies faced increased regulatory burdens each year.”

HomeCare Elite agencies are determined by an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, best practices implementation, patient experience (HHCAHPS), quality improvement and consistency, and financial health. To be considered, an agency must be Medicare-certified and have data for at least three outcomes in Home Health Compare. Out of 9,064 agencies considered, 2,268 are recognized on the 2017 HomeCare Elite winners list overall.

The entire list of 2017 HomeCare Elite agencies can be downloaded by visiting the ABILITY Network website at abilitynetwork.com/homecare-elite.

Burgess Family Clinic is pleased to announce that Lynn Charrlin, MD has joined the practice and will begin seeing patients in November.

“I am very excited to welcome Dr. Charrlin,” said Caleb Poore, director of Burgess clinics. “She provides a great blend of experience and knowledge with a strong passion for providing community-based care.”

Dr. Charrlin grew up in Millard, Neb. She received her medical degree and completed her residency at UNMC in Omaha, and then was commissioned as a major in the United States Airforce. She spent 14 years working at family clinics in small towns in Missouri. Most recently she worked for the US Department of Veterans Affairs at a satellite clinic in Sioux City. She has missed practicing in a rural community and is looking forward to returning to that in Mapleton.

As a family practice physician, she enjoys all aspects of healthcare, but Dr. Charrlin also has special interest and expertise in dermatological procedures, joint injections and helping patients with weight management. “My individualistic approach to healthcare revolves around compassion and understanding. I enjoy getting to know patients on a personal level, as all aspects of life have an immense impact on health,” says Dr. Charrlin.

In her spare time, Dr. Charrlin enjoys taking care of her pets, animal rescue, gardening, photography and spending time with her family.

For more information on the clinic or to schedule an appointment with Dr. Lynn Charrlin, please call 712-882-2234.