By: Barsha Nandy  Jul. 23, 2020

Dexur’s analysis of Medicare claims of hospitals within a 50-mile radius of Bangor, ME, showed that St. Joseph Hospital, Pen Bay Medical Center, and Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center had the best value outcomes over a 90-day episode for Hip and Knee Replacement. 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 Community Care Partnership of Maine, LLC and Beacon Rural Health, LLC, make appropriate referrals choices. The analysis was risk-adjusted, for alive and non-hospice patients and was done at the DRG level, specifically DRG 470: Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complication or Comorbidity, to adjust for complications and comorbidities.