Dexur analyzed Jan 2014 to Dec 2018 Medicare claims data and determined of the 22,874 Hospitalizations at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg, 5,618 were readmitted which was a readmission rate of 24.56%.
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg's Readmission Penalties
| Provider Details
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2020 Readmission Adjustment Factor
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2020 Readmission Payment Reduction Percentage
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2020 Readmission Reduction Payment
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2019 Readmission Adjustment Factor
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2019 Readmission Payment Reduction Percentage
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2019 Readmission Reduction Payment
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2018 Readmission Adjustment Factor
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2018 Readmission Payment Reduction Percentage
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LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - MUHLENBERG
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0.9938 |
-0.62 |
-$147,257 |
0.992 |
-0.8 |
-$190,009 |
| Total Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeries - 437 and readmission rate of 22.65% |
| Top Doctors for Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeries |
Total Medicare Surgeries (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| ERIC B LEBBY |
227 |
| MITCHELL E COOPER |
83 |
| BARRY A RUHT |
48 |
| Total Heart Attack Hospitalizations - 251 and readmission rate of 24.3% |
| Top Doctors for Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Heart Attack Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| RAVI V DESAI |
46 |
| RONAK SHANTILAL PATEL |
33 |
| NIDHI MEHTA |
24 |
| Total Cardiac Arrhythmia Hospitalizations - 665 and readmission rate of 18.65% |
| Top Doctors for Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Cardiac Arrhythmia Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| GEORGE A PERSIN |
78 |
| RAVI V DESAI |
69 |
| DEBORAH W SUNDLOF |
60 |
| Total Heart Failure Hospitalizations - 1,689 and readmission rate of 25.58% |
| Top Doctors for Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Heart Failure Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| RAVI V DESAI |
125 |
| GEORGE A PERSIN |
91 |
| DEBORAH W SUNDLOF |
81 |
| Total Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalizations - 150 and readmission rate of 16.0% |
| Top Doctors for Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| KEVIN F JOYCE |
17 |
| JATINDER P SINGH |
12 |
| Total Diabetes Hospitalizations - 249 and readmission rate of 28.51% |
| Top Doctors for Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Diabetes Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| BHAVESH D SATASHIA |
18 |
| KEVIN F JOYCE |
16 |
| JILL BLICKLEY |
15 |
| Total Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Hospitalizations - 564 and readmission rate of 22.7% |
| Top Doctors for Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| ADAM DAVID MARISH |
38 |
| JATINDER P SINGH |
37 |
| BIANCA M MOKGETHI |
34 |
| Total Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders Hospitalizations - 376 and readmission rate of 27.13% |
| Top Doctors for Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| JATINDER P SINGH |
34 |
| KEVIN F JOYCE |
28 |
| ADAM DAVID MARISH |
25 |
| Total COPD Hospitalizations - 964 and readmission rate of 25.93% |
| Top Doctors for Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg COPD Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| JATINDER P SINGH |
67 |
| KEVIN F JOYCE |
66 |
| BHAVESH D SATASHIA |
63 |
| Total Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure Hospitalizations - 301 and readmission rate of 39.87% |
| Top Doctors for Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| WILLIAM JUDE GOULD |
48 |
| RADHA KRISHNA KOTHAPALLI |
20 |
| VIKIN MULKANT LALAN |
19 |
| Total Pneumonia Hospitalizations - 725 and readmission rate of 19.17% |
| Top Doctors for Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Pneumonia Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| JATINDER P SINGH |
55 |
| BIANCA M MOKGETHI |
48 |
| KEVIN F JOYCE |
46 |
| Total Sepsis Hospitalizations - 879 and readmission rate of 25.14% |
| Top Doctors for Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Sepsis Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| ADAM DAVID MARISH |
57 |
| BHAVESH D SATASHIA |
50 |
| BIANCA M MOKGETHI |
47 |
| Total Kidney & UTI Hospitalizations - 622 and readmission rate of 18.49% |
| Top Doctors for Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Kidney & UTI Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| KEVIN F JOYCE |
49 |
| JATINDER P SINGH |
43 |
| BIANCA M MOKGETHI |
42 |
| Total Renal Failure Hospitalizations - 714 and readmission rate of 24.23% |
| Top Doctors for Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Renal Failure Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| KEVIN F JOYCE |
63 |
| ANAMIKA GOENKA |
53 |
| ADAM DAVID MARISH |
48 |
| Total Psychoses Hospitalizations - 1,527 and readmission rate of 24.36% |
| Top Doctors for Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Psychoses Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| LAURENCE P KARPER |
488 |
| DAVID L SCHWENDEMAN |
411 |
| JOEL M LERMAN |
252 |
| Total Intracranial Hemorrhage & Cerebral Infarction Hospitalizations - 397 and readmission rate of 39.04% |
| Top Doctors for Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Intracranial Hemorrhage & Cerebral Infarction Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| BHAVESH D SATASHIA |
33 |
| JILL BLICKLEY |
30 |
| JATINDER P SINGH |
24 |
| Total Red Blood Cell Disorders Hospitalizations - 210 and readmission rate of 24.76% |
| Top Doctors for Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Red Blood Cell Disorders Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| ANAMIKA GOENKA |
15 |
| ADAM DAVID MARISH |
14 |
| BIANCA M MOKGETHI |
14 |
| Total Skin Infections Hospitalizations - 456 and readmission rate of 18.86% |
| Top Doctors for Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Skin Infections Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| BIANCA M MOKGETHI |
36 |
| KEVIN F JOYCE |
35 |
| JATINDER P SINGH |
29 |