Dexur analyzed Jan 2014 to Dec 2018 Medicare claims data and determined of the 10,168 Hospitalizations at Merit Health Central, 2,989 were readmitted which was a readmission rate of 29.4%.
Merit Health Central'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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2018 Readmission Reduction Payment
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MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL
(1850 Chadwick Dr, Jackson, MS, 39204)
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0.9956 |
-0.44 |
-$76,066 |
0.9938 |
-0.62 |
-$107,185 |
0.9889 |
-1.11 |
-$191,896 |
| Total Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeries - 218 and readmission rate of 15.14% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Central Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeries |
Total Medicare Surgeries (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| DANIEL P DARE |
181 |
| DONALD EARL BAKER |
39 |
| Total Heart Attack Hospitalizations - 159 and readmission rate of 23.27% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Central Heart Attack Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| DENZIL G ROBERTSON |
33 |
| CARTER WATTERS |
29 |
| GARY M SCHNEIDER |
27 |
| Total Heart Failure Hospitalizations - 328 and readmission rate of 31.1% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Central Heart Failure Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| GARY M SCHNEIDER |
47 |
| GREGORY S ODEN |
43 |
| ROBERT SMITH |
41 |
| Total Diabetes Hospitalizations - 123 and readmission rate of 23.58% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Central Diabetes Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| CARTER WATTERS |
20 |
| DENZIL G ROBERTSON |
19 |
| GARY M SCHNEIDER |
17 |
| Total Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Hospitalizations - 171 and readmission rate of 18.13% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Central Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| CARTER WATTERS |
30 |
| GARY M SCHNEIDER |
27 |
| GREGORY S ODEN |
21 |
| Total Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders Hospitalizations - 130 and readmission rate of 30.0% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Central Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| CARTER WATTERS |
31 |
| ROBERT SMITH |
20 |
| GREGORY S ODEN |
15 |
| Total Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure Hospitalizations - 80 and readmission rate of 32.5% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Central Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| GARY M SCHNEIDER |
14 |
| GREGORY S ODEN |
14 |
| Total Pneumonia Hospitalizations - 204 and readmission rate of 21.57% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Central Pneumonia Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| DENZIL G ROBERTSON |
44 |
| CARTER WATTERS |
26 |
| JOHN LIMANSKY |
24 |
| Total Sepsis Hospitalizations - 396 and readmission rate of 40.4% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Central Sepsis Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| GARY M SCHNEIDER |
97 |
| CARTER WATTERS |
72 |
| GREGORY S ODEN |
64 |
| Total Kidney & UTI Hospitalizations - 174 and readmission rate of 18.97% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Central Kidney & UTI Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| GREGORY S ODEN |
25 |
| CARTER WATTERS |
23 |
| DENZIL G ROBERTSON |
19 |
| Total Renal Failure Hospitalizations - 253 and readmission rate of 26.48% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Central Renal Failure Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| DENZIL G ROBERTSON |
42 |
| GARY M SCHNEIDER |
34 |
| CARTER WATTERS |
31 |
| Total Alcohol & Drug Abuse Hospitalizations - 251 and readmission rate of 29.88% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Central Alcohol & Drug Abuse Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| GARY M SCHNEIDER |
36 |
| CARTER WATTERS |
34 |
| DENZIL G ROBERTSON |
34 |
| Total Psychoses Hospitalizations - 1,638 and readmission rate of 37.91% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Central Psychoses Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| SAYED AAMIR RAZA |
494 |
| JOSEPH A. KWENTUS |
427 |
| JEANNE NIZIGIYE |
327 |
| Total Intracranial Hemorrhage & Cerebral Infarction Hospitalizations - 181 and readmission rate of 27.07% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Central Intracranial Hemorrhage & Cerebral Infarction Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| GREGORY S ODEN |
27 |
| CARTER WATTERS |
27 |
| DENZIL G ROBERTSON |
25 |
| Total Red Blood Cell Disorders Hospitalizations - 119 and readmission rate of 26.89% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Central Red Blood Cell Disorders Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| DENZIL G ROBERTSON |
17 |
| GREGORY S ODEN |
16 |
| CARTER WATTERS |
15 |
| Total Skin Infections Hospitalizations - 113 and readmission rate of 23.01% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Central Skin Infections Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
| DENZIL G ROBERTSON |
19 |
| GARY M SCHNEIDER |
16 |
| ROBERT SMITH |
16 |