WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital has the best value outcomes for Sepsis in Chambersburg, PA
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By: Sruthy Iype  Jul. 02, 2020

Dexur’s analysis of Medicare claims of hospitals within a 25-mile radius of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, showed that WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital had the best value outcomes over a 90-day episode for Sepsis, followed by WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital and WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital. Dexur’s value analysis tracks a patient’s episode of care from the date of admission for 90 days, including the index hospitalizations, rehospitalization, home health, nursing home, and ED costs. The total cost of care data helps patients make appropriate choices and helps local ACOs such as WellSpan Population Health Services make appropriate referrals choices. The analysis was risk-adjusted, for alive and non-hospice patients and was done at the DRG level, specifically DRG 871: Septicemia Or Severe Sepsis Without MV >96 Hours With Major Complication Or Comorbidity, to adjust for complications and comorbidities.

The average cost of care over a 90-day episode for Sepsis in Pennsylvania was $29,442 (for the period between July 2016 to June 2019). The index hospitalization cost was $13,471 and the average rehospitalization cost per hospitalization cost was $10,451. The cost per rehospitalization was at an average of $27,676. Meanwhile, the average ED costs per hospitalization (when ED is involved) was $968.

The state average nursing home cost per hospitalization when a nursing home is involved was $12,838 and the average home health cost per hospitalization when a home health agency is involved was $3,420.

WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital

WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital’s total cost of care over a 90-day episode was $25,535 (for the period between July 2016 to June 2019). The index hospitalization cost was $12,142 and the average rehospitalization cost was $7,646. The cost per rehospitalization was at an average of $23,425. Meanwhile, the average ED costs per hospitalization (when ED is involved) was $1,470.

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 Sepsis for WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital were:

  1. Spiritrust Lutheran Home Care & Hospice, Chambersburg, PA ($3,154)
  2. Team Home Health, Mcconnellsburg, PA ($3,296)
  3. Community Home Health Care, Chambersburg, PA ($5,295)

The average nursing home cost per hospitalization when a nursing home is involved was $15,513. The average cost per hospitalization for the top nursing home partners for Sepsis for WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital were:

  1. Shippensburg Health Care Center, Shippensburg, PA ($10,088)
  2. Paramount Nursing And Rehab At Fayetteville, LLC, Fayetteville, PA ($12,644)
  3. Brookview Health Care Center, Chambersburg, PA ($14,423)
  4. Falling Spring Nursing And Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg, PA ($16,752)
  5. Manorcare Health Services-Chambersburg, Chambersburg, PA ($16,827)

WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital

WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital’s total cost of care over a 90-day episode was $26,618 (for the period between July 2016 to June 2019). The index hospitalization cost was $13,522 and the average rehospitalization cost was $8,714. The cost per rehospitalization was at an average of $24,040. Meanwhile, the average ED costs per hospitalization (when ED is involved) was $1,320.

The average home health cost per hospitalization when a home health agency is involved was $3,701. The average cost per hospitalization for the top home health agency partners for Sepsis for WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital were:

  1. Spiritrust Lutheran Home Care & Hospice, Chambersburg, PA ($3,373)
  2. Spiritrust Lutheran Home Care & Hospice, Westminster, MD ($3,926)
  3. Community Home Health Care, Chambersburg, PA ($4,425)

The average nursing home cost per hospitalization when a nursing home is involved was $12,052. The average cost per hospitalization for the top nursing home partner for Sepsis for WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital was:

  1. Quincy Retirement Community, Waynesboro, PA ($9,919)

WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital

WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital’s total cost of care over a 90-day episode was $26,661 (for the period between July 2016 to June 2019). The index hospitalization cost was $11,459 and the average rehospitalization cost was $9,559. The cost per rehospitalization was at an average of $28,249. Meanwhile, the average ED costs per hospitalization (when ED is involved) was $1,120.

The average home health cost per hospitalization when a home health agency is involved was $3,106. The average cost per hospitalization for the top home health agency partners for Sepsis for WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital were:

  1. Wellspan VNA Home Care, York, PA ($2,629)
  2. Visiting Nurse Association of Hanover and Spring Grove, Hanover, PA ($2,759)
  3. Spiritrust Lutheran Home Care & Hospice, Chambersburg, PA ($3,889)

The average nursing home cost per hospitalization when a nursing home is involved was $12,956. The average cost per hospitalization for the top nursing home partners for Sepsis for WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital were:

  1. The Gardens at Gettysburg, Gettysburg, PA ($8,984)
  2. St Joseph's Ministries, Emmitsburg, MD ($10,701)
  3. Spiritrust Lutheran The Village At Gettysburg, Gettysburg, PA ($12,017)
  4. Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg, Gettysburg, PA ($12,751)
  5. Gettysburg Center, Gettysburg, PA ($14,774)

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