An 8.42% Dip in Hospitalizations and 7.83% Gain in Hospitalization via ER for Orthopedics at Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven County



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By: Avinash Kumar  Feb. 10, 2020

Dexur utilized Medicare claims data from 2014-Q2 to 2019-Q2 to analyze the market share of Yale New Haven Hospital of New Haven County on different metrics like Specialties, Conditions, DRG groups, Outpatient ER Visits, Hospitalizations via ER.

Yale New Haven Hospital of New Haven County maintained a consistent hospitalization rate at around 45% to 50% with 47.82% market share in 2014-Q2 and 48.65% in 2018-Q2, however when analyzed at the specialty level, there was a difference.

Orthopedics specialty of Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven County, had seen a dip of 8.42% in hospitalizations from 2014 to 2018 with a market share of 46.61% in 2014 to 38.19% in 2018. However, based on the data analysis of 2018-Q2 to 2019-Q2, a decrease of 2.74% in the Orthopedic market share is observed. Other specialties that saw a decrease in market share are Neurology, Cardiovascular, Gastroenterology & Endocrinology, with a growth of 8.46%, 4.22%, and 4.16%, respectively, from 2014 to 2018.

Furthermore, Dexur also analyzed the share of hospitalizations admitted via ER. An increase of 6.86% in hospitalization rate via ED with 43.3% market share in 2014-Q2 and 50.16% in 2019-Q2 in New Haven County for Yale New Haven Hospital was recorded.

The Orthopedic specialty, which showed a decrease of 8.42% market share in hospitalizations, showed an increase of 7.83% in hospitalizations via ER.The market share of other specialties like Psychiatry & Mental Disorders, Neurology, and Cardiovascular increased by 8.58%, 8.12%, and 7.8% respectively from 2014 to 2018.


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Avinash Kumar

Avinash Kumar is a Business analyst with over 9 years of healthcare experience. He has expertise in Real World Evidence (RWE), healthcare claims analytics, market research, data analytics, benefits configuration, claim contractual reprising, adjudication, implementation of reimbursement rule edits for healthcare payers and revenue cycle management for providers. Avinash holds a Master's degree in Operations management and life sciences. He is a certified medical coder from American Association of Professional Coders (AAPC).