Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center and Lafayette General Medical Center have the best value outcomes for Heart Failure in Lafayette, Louisiana

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By: Parvathy Rajagopal  Sep. 01, 2020

Dexur’s analysis of medicare claims of hospitals within a 10-mile radius of Lafayette, Louisiana, showed that Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center and Lafayette General Medical Center 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 like Lafayette General Health ACO, 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 291: Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC), to adjust for complications and comorbidities.

Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center

Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center’s total cost of care over a 90 day episode was $25,185 (for the period between July 2016 and June 2019). The index hospitalization cost was $7,718 and the average rehospitalization cost per hospitalization was $12,565. The cost per rehospitalization was at an average of $23,347. Meanwhile, the average ED costs per hospitalization (when ED is involved) was $1,096.

The average home health cost per hospitalization when a home health agency is involved was $3,667. The average cost per hospitalization for the top home health agency partners for Heart Failure for Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center were:

The average nursing home cost per hospitalization when a nursing home is involved was $14,719. The average cost per hospitalization for the top nursing home partner for Heart Failure for Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center was:

Lafayette General Medical Center

Lafayette General Medical Center’s total cost of care over a 90 day episode was $28,246 (for the period between July 2016 and June 2019). The index hospitalization cost was $8,046 and the average rehospitalization cost per hospitalization was $13,991. The cost per rehospitalization was at an average of $27,364. Meanwhile, the average ED costs per hospitalization (when ED is involved) was $1,056.

The average home health cost per hospitalization when a home HTMLhealth agency is involved was $3,485. The average cost per hospitalization for the top home health agency partners for Heart Failure for Lafayette General Medical Center were:

The average nursing home cost per hospitalization when a nursing home is involved was $17,042. The average cost per hospitalization for the top nursing home partners for Heart Failure for Lafayette General Medical Center were:

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The detailed value outcomes and cost of care reports for Heart Failure in Lafayette, Louisiana, includes the following data points:

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