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By: James Pitt Jun. 20, 2018
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a condition in which a blood clot forms in a vein, then may dislodge and block blood supply elsewhere. VTE is a common comorbidity of sepsis. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign recommends that patients with severe sepsis receive daily prophylaxis against VTE, with both pharmacologic therapy and pneumatic compression devices when possible.
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By: James Pitt Jun. 19, 2018
Asthma is a chronic lung disease which narrows the airways. It affects over 25 million people in the US, including 7 million children. Risk factors for developing asthma include air pollution, poverty, and tobacco smoke. Though asthma is often regarded as a childhood disease, 8.8% of adults had asthma as of 2011-2014.
Dexur analysts examined hospital-level data at the twenty hospitals in Mississippi with the most Medicare-eligible inpatient discharges for asthma in 2013-2016. The average readmission rate across these hospitals was close to Mississippi's state average, so they are a fair representation of the state.
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By: James Pitt Jun. 18, 2018
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in the US, killing approximately 370,000 people each year. (Coronary heart disease is a synonym). It occurs when plaque builds up in the arteries that feed the heart itself, a condition called coronary atherosclerosis.
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By: James Pitt May. 03, 2018
Dexur’s analysis of Medicare claims data for hospitals serving Kern County residents showed that Bakersfield Heart Hospital had half the length of stay (LOS) & readmission rate of the second ranked hospital, San Joaquin Community Hospital. Dexur’s analytic criteria included hospitals that had greater than 5% market share across all inpatient discharges in Kern County. These hospitals were Bakersfield Heart Hospital (BHH), San Joaquin Community Hospital, Bakersfield Memorial Hospital & Mercy Hospital.
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By: Jeffrey Maser May. 02, 2018
Augusta Health in Fishersville had the lowest average length of stay (LOS) for a 30-day episode of care with unplanned readmissions for patients with cardiac arrhythmia among all Virginia hospitals at 2.65 days, according to a Dexur study of CMS claims data between 2013-2016. Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville ranked 2nd at 2.88 days, followed closely by Riverside Tappahannock Hospital in Tappahannock at 2.92 days. Sentara RMH Medical Center in Harrisonburg ranked 4th at 2.99 days while Riverside Walter Reed Hospital in Gloucester rounded out the top five at 3.19 days. The average LOS for a 30-day episode of care with unplanned readmissions at these five facilities were each substantially lower than the national average of 3.95 days as well as the 3.85 day average for Virginia Medicare enrollees.
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By: Jeffrey Maser May. 01, 2018
Dexur analysts studied Medicare inpatient spinal fusion (except cervical) discharge data from CMS and found that Optim Medical Center - Tattnall in Reidsville accounted for the lowest average length of stay (LOS) for a 30-day episode of care with unplanned readmissions among all hospitals in Georgia at 1.48 days between 2013-2016. Optim Medical Center - Tattnall was one of only two hospitals in the state with an average LOS under two days for a 30-day episode of care for spinal fusion patients. There was a substantial difference between the 2nd ranked hospital and the hospitals ranked 3rd - 5th as Piedmont Henry Hospital in Stockbridge ranked 2nd at 1.73 days while Floyd Medical Center in Rome ranked 3rd at 2.19 days. St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah ranked just behind in 4th at 2.21 days and Memorial Health University Medical Center, also in Savannah, ranked 5th with a 2.22 day rate.
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