Grandview Medical Center, Brookwood Baptist Medical Center, and St. Vincent's Birmingham have the best value outcomes for COPD in Birmingham, AL



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By: Neha Thomas  Aug. 20, 2020

Dexur’s analysis of medicare claims of hospitals within a 10-mile radius of Birmingham, Alabama, showed that Grandview Medical Center, Brookwood Baptist Medical Center, and St. Vincent's Birmingham had the best value outcomes over a 90 day episode for COPD. 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, such as Baptist Physician Alliance ACO LLC, Alabama Physician Network, LLC, and Accountable Care Coalition of Alabama, LLC, make appropriate referral choices. The analysis was risk-adjusted, for alive and non-hospice patients and was done at the DRG level, specifically DRG 190: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC), to adjust for complications and comorbidities.

Grandview Medical Center

Grandview Medical Center’s total cost of care over a 90 day episode was $16,087 (for the period between July 2016 and June 2019). The index hospitalization cost was $7,894 and the average rehospitalization cost per hospitalization was $5,598. The cost per rehospitalization was at an average of $17,979. Meanwhile, the average ED costs per hospitalization (when ED is involved) was $572.

The average home health cost per hospitalization when a home health agency is involved was $3,532. The average cost per hospitalization for the top home health agency partners for COPD for Grandview Medical Center were:

The average nursing home cost per hospitalization when a nursing home is involved was $10,711.

Brookwood Baptist Medical Center

Brookwood Baptist Medical Center’s total cost of care over a 90 day episode was $16,938 (for the period between July 2016 and June 2019). The index hospitalization cost was $6,713 and the average rehospitalization cost per hospitalization was $7,873. The cost per rehospitalization was at an average of $18,337. Meanwhile, the average ED costs per hospitalization (when ED is involved) was $567.

The average home health cost per hospitalization when a home health agency is involved was $3,693. The average cost per hospitalization for the top home health agency partner for COPD for Brookwood Baptist Medical Center was:

The average nursing home cost per hospitalization when a nursing home is involved was $8,570.

St. Vincent's Birmingham

St. Vincent's total cost of care over a 90 day episode was $17,540 (for the period between July 2016 and June 2019). The index hospitalization cost was $6,499 and the average rehospitalization cost per hospitalization was $7,988. The cost per rehospitalization was at an average of $18,486. Meanwhile, the average ED costs per hospitalization (when ED is involved) was $758.

The average home health cost per hospitalization when a home health agency is involved was $3,513. The average cost per hospitalization for the top home health agency partners for COPD for St. Vincent's were:

The average nursing home cost per hospitalization when a nursing home is involved was $9,546.

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The detailed value outcomes and cost of care reports for COPD in Birmingham, AL, includes the following data points: