Baptist Medical Center South has the best value outcomes for Hip and Knee Replacement in Montgomery, AL
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By: Neha Thomas Aug. 26, 2020
Dexur’s analysis of medicare claims of hospitals within a 10-mile radius of Montgomery, Alabama, showed that Baptist Medical Center South had the best value outcomes over a 90 day episode for Hip & Knee replacement, followed by Jackson Hospital. 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.
Baptist Medical Center South
Baptist Medical Center South’s total cost of care over a 90 day episode was $17,046 (for the period between July 2016 and June 2019). The index hospitalization cost was $11,457 and the average rehospitalization cost per hospitalization was $2,671. The cost per rehospitalization was at an average of $19,116. Meanwhile, the average ED costs per hospitalization (when ED is involved) was $622.
The average home health cost per hospitalization when a home health agency is involved was $2,786. The average cost per hospitalization for the top home health agency partners for Hip & Knee replacement for Baptist Medical Center South were:
- Encompass Health - Home Health & Hospice, Troy, AL ($2,187)
- Baptist Home Health, Montgomery, AL ($2,501)
- Kindred At Home, Pike Road, AL ($2,779)
- Amedisys Home Health of Montgomery, Montgomery, AL ($3,024)
- Kindred At Home, Prattville, AL ($3,763)
The average nursing home cost per hospitalization when a nursing home is involved was $7,127. The average cost per hospitalization for the top nursing home partners for Hip & Knee replacement for Baptist Medical Center South were:
- Capitol Hill Healthcare Center, Montgomery, AL ($5,264)
- Rehab Select at Hillview Terrace, Montgomery, AL ($5,728)
- Charlton Place Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Deatsville, AL ($5,744)
- Wetumpka Health and Rehabilitation, Wetumpka, AL ($7,082)
- Prattville Health and Rehabilitation, Prattville, AL ($7,172)
Jackson Hospital
Jackson Hospital’s total cost of care over a 90 day episode was $17,436 (for the period between July 2016 and June 2019). The index hospitalization cost was $10,517 and the average rehospitalization cost per hospitalization was $2,455. The cost per rehospitalization was at an average of $17,374. Meanwhile, the average ED costs per hospitalization (when ED is involved) was $505.
The average home health cost per hospitalization when a home health agency is involved was $3,354. The average cost per hospitalization for the top home health agency partners for Hip & Knee replacement for Jackson Hospital were:
- Amedisys Home Health of Montgomery, Montgomery, AL ($2,078)
- Kindred At Home, Prattville, AL ($2,925)
- Kindred At Home, Pike Road, AL ($3,377)
- Encompass Health - Home Health & Hospice, Troy, AL ($3,457)
- Ivy Creek Home Health Of Elmore, Wetumpka, AL ($4,634)
The average nursing home cost per hospitalization when a nursing home is involved was $6,908. The average cost per hospitalization for the top nursing home partners for Hip & Knee replacement for Jackson Hospital were:
- Capitol Hill Healthcare Center, Montgomery, AL ($4,183)
- Rehab Select at Hillview Terrace, Montgomery, AL ($4,966)
- Prattville Health and Rehabilitation, Prattville, AL ($6,187)
- Wetumpka Health and Rehabilitation, Wetumpka, AL ($10,892)
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The detailed value outcomes and cost of care reports for Hip & Knee Replacement in Montgomery, AL, includes the following data points:
- DRG Total Hospitalizations
- Avg. Costs Per Hospitalization
- Avg. Index Hospitalization Cost
- Avg. Rehospitalization cost per Hospitalization
- Avg. Rehospitalization cost per Rehospitalization
- Avg. ED cost per Hospitalization
- Avg. Nursing Home Cost per Hospitalization
- Avg. Home Health Cost per Hospitalization
- Average Nursing Home Costs per Hospitalization when Nursing Home is Involved
- Average Home Health Costs per Hospitalization when Home Health is Involved
- Average ED Costs per Hospitalization when ED is Involved
- 30 Day Readmission Rate
- SNF Discharge Rate
- Home Health Discharge Rate
- Most best value Home Health Agencies
- Most best value Nursing Homes