Crestwood Medical Center and Huntsville Hospital have the best value outcomes for Heart Failure in Huntsville, AL
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By: Neha Thomas Aug. 07, 2020
Dexur’s analysis of medicare claims of hospitals within a 10-mile radius of Huntsville, Alabama, showed that Crestwood Medical Center and Huntsville Hospital had the best value outcomes over a 90 day episode for Heart Failure. 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 291: Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC), to adjust for complications and comorbidities.
Crestwood Medical Center
Crestwood Medical Center’s total cost of care over a 90 day episode was $20,813 (for the period between July 2016 and June 2019). The index hospitalization cost was $7,888 and the average rehospitalization cost per hospitalization was $8,871. The cost per rehospitalization was at an average of $21,058. Meanwhile, the average ED costs per hospitalization (when ED is involved) was $1,360.
The average home health cost per hospitalization when a home health agency is involved was $3,850. The average cost per hospitalization for the top home health agency partners for Heart Failure for Crestwood Medical Center were:
- Encompass Health Home Health & Hospice, Decatur, AL ($2,671)
- Comfort Care Home Health Of North Alabama, Madison, AL ($2,833)
- Amedisys Home Health of Huntsville, Huntsville, AL ($2,879)
- Kindred at Home, Huntsville, AL ($3,353)
- Kindred at Home, Moulton, AL ($3,865)
The average nursing home cost per hospitalization when a nursing home is involved was $10,736. The average cost per hospitalization for the top nursing home partners for Heart Failure for Crestwood Medical Center were:
- Valley View Health and Rehabilitation, Madison, AL ($5,734)
- Redstone Village, Huntsville, AL ($5,769)
- Regency Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Huntsville, AL ($6,660)
- Signature Healthcare of Whitesburg Gardens, Huntsville, AL ($8,408)
- Willowbrooke Court Skilled Care Center at Magnolia Trace, Huntsville, AL ($10,001)
Huntsville Hospital
Huntsville Hospital’s total cost of care over a 90 day episode was $20,992 (for the period between July 2016 and June 2019). The index hospitalization cost was $8,994 and the average rehospitalization cost per hospitalization was $7,956. The cost per rehospitalization was at an average of $17,724. Meanwhile, the average ED costs per hospitalization (when ED is involved) was $914.
The average home health cost per hospitalization when a home health agency is involved was $3,682. The average cost per hospitalization for the top home health agency partners for Heart Failure for Huntsville Hospital were:
- Decatur Morgan Homecare, Decatur, AL ($2,579)
- Huntsville Hospital Homecare, Huntsville, AL ($2,603)
- Medical Centers Homecare, Guntersville, AL ($2,671)
- Encompass Health Home Health & Hospice, Decatur, AL ($2,704)
- Alacare Home Health & Hospice, Birmingham, AL ($2,810)
The average nursing home cost per hospitalization when a nursing home is involved was $10,500. The average cost per hospitalization for the top nursing home partners for Heart Failure for Huntsville Hospital were:
- Redstone Village, Huntsville, AL ($4,382)
- Rehabilitation Select at Albertville, Albertville, AL ($5,306)
- Valley View Health and Rehabilitation, Madison, AL ($5,424)
- Regency Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Huntsville, AL ($5,864)
- Signature Healthcare of Whitesburg Gardens, Huntsville, AL ($10,866)
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The detailed value outcomes and cost of care reports for Heart Failure in Huntsville, 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