Animas Surgical Hospital and Mercy Regional Medical Center have the best value outcomes for Hip and Knee Replacement in Durango, CO

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By: Parvathy Rajagopal  Aug. 25, 2020

Dexur’s analysis of medicare claims of hospitals within a 25-mile radius of Durango, Colorado, showed that Animas Surgical Hospital and Mercy Regional Medical Center had the best value outcomes over a 90 day episode for Hip & Knee replacement. Dexur’s value analysis tracks a patient’s episode of care from the date of admission for 90 days and includes the index hospitalizations, rehospitalization, home health, nursing home, and ED costs. Total cost of care data helps patients make appropriate choices and helps local ACOs make appropriate referral choices. The analysis was risk-adjusted, for alive and non-hospice patients and was done at the DRG level, specifically DRG 470: Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC), to adjust for complications and comorbidities.

Animas Surgical Hospital

Animas Surgical Hospital’s total cost of care over a 90 day episode was $16,302 (for the period between July 2016 and June 2019). The index hospitalization cost was $11,591 and the average rehospitalization cost per hospitalization was $644. The cost per rehospitalization was at an average of $15,157. Meanwhile, the average ED costs per hospitalization (when ED is involved) was $606.

The average home health cost per hospitalization when a home health agency is involved was $2,997. The average cost per hospitalization for the top home health agency partners for Hip & Knee replacement for Animas Surgical Hospital were:

  1. PASCO/SW, Cortez, CO ($2,432)
  2. Guardian Angel Home Health, Cortez, CO ($2,815)
  3. Basin Home Health, Farmington, NM ($2,928)
  4. Mercy Home Health, Durango, CO ($3,121)
  5. Guardian Angels Home Health, Farmington, NM ($3,287)

The average nursing home cost per hospitalization when a nursing home is involved was $9,222. The average cost per hospitalization for the top nursing home partners for Hip & Knee replacement for Animas Surgical Hospital were:

  1. Cottonwood Inn Rehabilitation and Extended Care Center, Durango, CO ($9,253)
  2. Four Corners Health Care Center, Durango, CO ($10,175)

Mercy Regional Medical Center

Mercy Regional Medical Center’s total cost of care over a 90 day episode was $23,122 (for the period between July 2016 and June 2019). The index hospitalization cost was $18,598 and the average rehospitalization cost per hospitalization was $692. The cost per rehospitalization was at an average of $12,830. Meanwhile, the average ED costs per hospitalization (when ED is involved) was $596.

The average home health cost per hospitalization when a home health agency is involved was $3,358. The average cost per hospitalization for the top home health agency partners for Hip & Knee replacement for Mercy Regional Medical Center were:

  1. Guardian Angel Home Health, Cortez, CO ($3,139)
  2. Mercy Home Health, Durango, CO ($3,638)

The average nursing home cost per hospitalization when a nursing home is involved was $12,519. The average cost per hospitalization for the top nursing home partners for Hip & Knee replacement for Mercy Regional Medical Center were:

  1. Cottonwood Inn Rehabilitation and Extended Care Center, Durango, CO ($11,609)
  2. Four Corners Health Care Center, Durango, CO ($16,249)

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The detailed value outcomes and cost of care reports for Hip and Knee Replacement in Durango, CO, includes the following data points:

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