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Dexur analyzed Jan 2016 to Dec 2018 Medicare claims data and determined of the 24,840 Hospitalizations at University Health Care System, 6,074 were readmitted which was a readmission rate of 24.45%.

University Health Care System'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
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
(2260 Wrightsboro Road, Augusta, GA, 30904)
0.9916 -0.84 -$682,966 0.9935 -0.65 -$528,485 0.9913 -0.8699999999999999 -$707,357

Stent Surgeries Readmissions Data & Research at University Health Care System

Total Stent Surgeries - 763 and readmission rate of 16.12%
Top Doctors for University Health Care System Stent Surgeries Total Medicare Surgeries (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018)
KRAIG M WANGSNES 140
GORDON LESLIE WALTERS 131
PATRICK A HALL 112

Coronary Bypass Surgeries Readmissions Data & Research at University Health Care System

Total Coronary Bypass Surgeries - 182 and readmission rate of 39.56%
Top Doctors for University Health Care System Coronary Bypass Surgeries Total Medicare Surgeries (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018)
TIMOTHY J HUNTER 71
BRETT ALAN BEECHER 70
WILLIAM CLIFFORD KITCHENS 26

Cardiac Valve & Cardiothoracic Surgeries Readmissions Data & Research at University Health Care System

Total Cardiac Valve & Cardiothoracic Surgeries - 145 and readmission rate of 44.14%
Top Doctors for University Health Care System Cardiac Valve & Cardiothoracic Surgeries Total Medicare Surgeries (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018)
TIMOTHY J HUNTER 66
HOUMAN TAMADDON 20
BRETT ALAN BEECHER 17

Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeries Readmissions Data & Research at University Health Care System

Total Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeries - 1,628 and readmission rate of 7.8%
Top Doctors for University Health Care System Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeries Total Medicare Surgeries (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018)
TERRY LEE ARRINGTON 452
RANDALL MILLER MEREDITH 305
PAUL JAMES HERZWURM 287

Spine Surgeries Readmissions Data & Research at University Health Care System

Total Spine Surgeries - 771 and readmission rate of 17.12%
Top Doctors for University Health Care System Spine Surgeries Total Medicare Surgeries (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018)
THOMAS ALAN PARFENCHUCK 336
JOHN SIMPSON CLAPP 169
JEAN MARC GUITTON 75

Colorectal Surgeries Readmissions Data & Research at University Health Care System

Total Colorectal Surgeries - 407 and readmission rate of 18.92%
Top Doctors for University Health Care System Colorectal Surgeries Total Medicare Surgeries (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018)
JOHN DUDLEY CHEAPE 104
BARRY J JENKINS 75
MALLORY ANDREW LAWRENCE 67

Cholecystectomy Surgeries Readmissions Data & Research at University Health Care System

Total Cholecystectomy Surgeries - 178 and readmission rate of 12.36%
Top Doctors for University Health Care System Cholecystectomy Surgeries Total Medicare Surgeries (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018)
KEVIN S COCHRAN 45
JAY NEWTON BATES 27
GREGORY TAYLOR ELLISON 22

Heart Attack Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at University Health Care System

Total Heart Attack Hospitalizations - 258 and readmission rate of 25.19%
Top Doctors for University Health Care System Heart Attack Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018)
MEYER P. SCHWARTZ 11
NANIK RAM 11

Cardiac Arrhythmia Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at University Health Care System

Total Cardiac Arrhythmia Hospitalizations - 763 and readmission rate of 16.25%
Top Doctors for University Health Care System Cardiac Arrhythmia Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018)
MEYER P. SCHWARTZ 40
DAVID M CLARK 34
NANIK RAM 29

Heart Failure Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at University Health Care System

Total Heart Failure Hospitalizations - 1,714 and readmission rate of 31.62%
Top Doctors for University Health Care System Heart Failure Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018)
KAILASH KAILASH 80
VEERAL LAL 70
NANIK RAM 62

Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at University Health Care System

Total Pulmonary Embolism - 110 and readmission rate of 16.36%

Diabetes Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at University Health Care System

Total Diabetes Hospitalizations - 271 and readmission rate of 25.83%
Top Doctors for University Health Care System Diabetes Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018)
MICHEL TANIOS 17
ABIY D MEKOYA 14
RAGAV KURL 11

Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at University Health Care System

Total Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Hospitalizations - 809 and readmission rate of 22.62%
Top Doctors for University Health Care System Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018)
VEERAL LAL 37
VIJANTI BAI 32
HEERA LAL MOTWANI 32

Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at University Health Care System

Total Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders Hospitalizations - 580 and readmission rate of 27.59%
Top Doctors for University Health Care System Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018)
ABIY D MEKOYA 30
RAGAV KURL 24
PREMNATH REDDY KARRE 24

COPD Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at University Health Care System

Total COPD Hospitalizations - 851 and readmission rate of 25.97%
Top Doctors for University Health Care System COPD Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018)
JITENDRAKUMAR A PATEL 40
ABIY D MEKOYA 40
NANIK RAM 39

Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at University Health Care System

Total Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure - 138 and readmission rate of 31.88%

Pneumonia Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at University Health Care System

Total Pneumonia Hospitalizations - 838 and readmission rate of 22.32%
Top Doctors for University Health Care System Pneumonia Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018)
HEERA LAL MOTWANI 39
KAILASH KAILASH 37
VISHAL SHARMA 34

Sepsis Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at University Health Care System

Total Sepsis Hospitalizations - 1,250 and readmission rate of 31.36%
Top Doctors for University Health Care System Sepsis Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018)
ABIY D MEKOYA 65
VISHAL SHARMA 60
NICKY PATEL 54

Kidney & UTI Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at University Health Care System

Total Kidney & UTI Hospitalizations - 623 and readmission rate of 25.04%
Top Doctors for University Health Care System Kidney & UTI Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018)
HEERA LAL MOTWANI 28
NANIK RAM 25
JULINKUMAR J DESAI 24

Renal Failure Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at University Health Care System

Total Renal Failure Hospitalizations - 994 and readmission rate of 27.16%
Top Doctors for University Health Care System Renal Failure Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018)
VEERAL LAL 61
VIJANTI BAI 42
JITENDRAKUMAR A PATEL 40

Intracranial Hemorrhage & Cerebral Infarction Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at University Health Care System

Total Intracranial Hemorrhage & Cerebral Infarction Hospitalizations - 565 and readmission rate of 44.42%
Top Doctors for University Health Care System Intracranial Hemorrhage & Cerebral Infarction Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018)
VEERAL LAL 34
HEERA LAL MOTWANI 26
GOTAM CHAND 26

Red Blood Cell Disorders Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at University Health Care System

Total Red Blood Cell Disorders Hospitalizations - 182 and readmission rate of 23.08%
Top Doctors for University Health Care System Red Blood Cell Disorders Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018)
ASHISH CHANDRAKANT AMIN 11

Skin Infections Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at University Health Care System

Total Skin Infections Hospitalizations - 247 and readmission rate of 19.84%
Top Doctors for University Health Care System Skin Infections Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018)
VEERAL LAL 16
KAPEEL KUMAR 11
NICKY PATEL 11