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Dexur analyzed Oct 2016 to Aug 2019 Medicare claims data and determined of the 34,225 Hospitalizations at WellStar Kennestone Hospital, 6,457 were readmitted which was a readmission rate of 18.87%.

WellStar Kennestone Hospital's Readmission Penalties


Provider Details 2020 Readmission Adjustment Factor 2020 Readmission Payment Reduction Percentage 2020 Readmission Reduction Payment 2019 Readmission Adjustment Factor 2019 Readmission Payment Reduction Percentage 2019 Readmission Reduction Payment 2018 Readmission Adjustment Factor 2018 Readmission Payment Reduction Percentage 2018 Readmission Reduction Payment
WELLSTAR KENNESTONE HOSPITAL
(677 Church Street, Marietta, GA, 30060)
0.992 -0.8 -$936,533 0.9946 -0.54 -$632,159 0.9909 -0.91 -$1,065,306

Stent Surgeries Readmissions Data & Research at WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Total Stent Surgeries - 516 and readmission rate of 13.76%
Top Doctors for WellStar Kennestone Hospital Stent Surgeries Total Medicare Surgeries (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
SALVATORE F. MANNINO 78
PAUL CHARLES GUICHARD 63
DAVID FISHMAN 53

Coronary Bypass Surgeries Readmissions Data & Research at WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Total Coronary Bypass Surgeries - 337 and readmission rate of 14.54%
Top Doctors for WellStar Kennestone Hospital Coronary Bypass Surgeries Total Medicare Surgeries (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
RICHARD J. MYUNG 137
THERESA D. LUU 127
WILLIAM A COOPER 50

Cardiac Valve & Cardiothoracic Surgeries Readmissions Data & Research at WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Total Cardiac Valve & Cardiothoracic Surgeries - 325 and readmission rate of 22.77%
Top Doctors for WellStar Kennestone Hospital Cardiac Valve & Cardiothoracic Surgeries Total Medicare Surgeries (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
RICHARD J. MYUNG 161
WILLIAM A COOPER 92
THERESA D. LUU 49

Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeries Readmissions Data & Research at WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Total Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeries - 1,417 and readmission rate of 6.7%
Top Doctors for WellStar Kennestone Hospital Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeries Total Medicare Surgeries (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
STEPHEN KIM 405
ORRIN SCOTT SWAYZE 340
JOHN DAY 248

Spine Surgeries Readmissions Data & Research at WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Total Spine Surgeries - 668 and readmission rate of 14.67%
Top Doctors for WellStar Kennestone Hospital Spine Surgeries Total Medicare Surgeries (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
TARIQ JAVED 81
BENNETT DOUGLAS GRIMM 80
TAPAN K. DAFTARI 79

Colorectal Surgeries Readmissions Data & Research at WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Total Colorectal Surgeries - 376 and readmission rate of 14.63%
Top Doctors for WellStar Kennestone Hospital Colorectal Surgeries Total Medicare Surgeries (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
HARRY ANDRES LIBERMAN 49
SAHIR G SHROFF 49
SARTAJ SINGH SANGHERA 45

Cholecystectomy Surgeries Readmissions Data & Research at WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Total Cholecystectomy Surgeries - 175 and readmission rate of 10.29%
Top Doctors for WellStar Kennestone Hospital Cholecystectomy Surgeries Total Medicare Surgeries (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
MARTHA AGUILERA 37
AKIL JAHI GORDON 27
JOSE ANDUJAR 24

Heart Attack Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Total Heart Attack Hospitalizations - 206 and readmission rate of 21.36%
Top Doctors for WellStar Kennestone Hospital Heart Attack Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
DIOSDADO M IRLANDEZ 13
ERNESTO E HERNANDEZ 12

Cardiac Arrhythmia Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Total Cardiac Arrhythmia Hospitalizations - 744 and readmission rate of 16.13%
Top Doctors for WellStar Kennestone Hospital Cardiac Arrhythmia Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
NARENDRA K KANURU 48
CESAR A EGOAVIL 43
MICHAEL J RILEY 41

Heart Failure Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Total Heart Failure Hospitalizations - 1,680 and readmission rate of 23.39%
Top Doctors for WellStar Kennestone Hospital Heart Failure Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
HANS HAN-WOO LEE 99
DAVID S CARAS 83
BRIAN HOWARD 72

Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Total Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalizations - 309 and readmission rate of 16.5%
Top Doctors for WellStar Kennestone Hospital Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
KONSINGEDARA HARSHA NAWARATHNA 21
ASHENAFI TASSEW 15
NIRAV RASIKBHAI PATEL 15

Diabetes Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Total Diabetes Hospitalizations - 316 and readmission rate of 19.94%
Top Doctors for WellStar Kennestone Hospital Diabetes Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
SHREEDHAR M NAGNUR 13
ALEXANDR BABAYEUSKI 13
PRASAD H. RAO 13

Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Total Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Hospitalizations - 903 and readmission rate of 19.38%
Top Doctors for WellStar Kennestone Hospital Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
SHREEDHAR M NAGNUR 56
TIBEBU TSEHAY TEFERA 44
PRASAD H. RAO 33

Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Total Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders Hospitalizations - 566 and readmission rate of 19.96%
Top Doctors for WellStar Kennestone Hospital Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
TIBEBU TSEHAY TEFERA 21
JAMES LEO GILBERT 21
JOANNE ZHIWEN ZHU 20

COPD Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Total COPD Hospitalizations - 740 and readmission rate of 21.35%
Top Doctors for WellStar Kennestone Hospital COPD Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
SRIDEVI NARASAPURAPU 50
ASHENAFI TASSEW 31
SHARADA REDDY ANUMULA 27

Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Total Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure Hospitalizations - 305 and readmission rate of 20.98%
Top Doctors for WellStar Kennestone Hospital Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
SRIDEVI NARASAPURAPU 16
NIRAV RASIKBHAI PATEL 12
TIBEBU TSEHAY TEFERA 11

Pneumonia Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Total Pneumonia Hospitalizations - 1,196 and readmission rate of 14.38%
Top Doctors for WellStar Kennestone Hospital Pneumonia Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
SRIDEVI NARASAPURAPU 70
SHAILA NAZRUL NUPUR 62
ASHENAFI TASSEW 57

Sepsis Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Total Sepsis Hospitalizations - 1,560 and readmission rate of 18.33%
Top Doctors for WellStar Kennestone Hospital Sepsis Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
NEGA BIZUNEH GEBREMARIAM 67
DAVID GRAEME WATSON 58
SHREEDHAR M NAGNUR 55

Kidney & UTI Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Total Kidney & UTI Hospitalizations - 1,143 and readmission rate of 15.31%
Top Doctors for WellStar Kennestone Hospital Kidney & UTI Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
SHREEDHAR M NAGNUR 53
JAMES LEO GILBERT 52
SHAILA NAZRUL NUPUR 47

Renal Failure Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Total Renal Failure Hospitalizations - 735 and readmission rate of 20.41%
Top Doctors for WellStar Kennestone Hospital Renal Failure Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
TIBEBU TSEHAY TEFERA 30
NEGA BIZUNEH GEBREMARIAM 26
SHREEDHAR M NAGNUR 26

Alcohol & Drug Abuse Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Total Alcohol & Drug Abuse - 112 and readmission rate of 25.89%

Intracranial Hemorrhage & Cerebral Infarction Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Total Intracranial Hemorrhage & Cerebral Infarction Hospitalizations - 1,181 and readmission rate of 27.01%
Top Doctors for WellStar Kennestone Hospital Intracranial Hemorrhage & Cerebral Infarction Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
KUMIKO OWADA 166
ELIAHU S FEEN 127
CHRISTOPHER MARTIN HORN 112

Red Blood Cell Disorders Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Total Red Blood Cell Disorders Hospitalizations - 338 and readmission rate of 22.49%
Top Doctors for WellStar Kennestone Hospital Red Blood Cell Disorders Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
SHREEDHAR M NAGNUR 28
JAMES LEO GILBERT 16
GUNTER MARTIN KURRLE 15

Skin Infections Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Total Skin Infections Hospitalizations - 421 and readmission rate of 17.58%
Top Doctors for WellStar Kennestone Hospital Skin Infections Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
SHREEDHAR M NAGNUR 26
JUAN L. ARMSTRONG 24
KONSINGEDARA HARSHA NAWARATHNA 16