Dexur analyzed Jan 2016 to Dec 2018 Medicare claims data and determined of the 5,849 Hospitalizations at Merit Health Central, 1,693 were readmitted which was a readmission rate of 28.95%.
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)
|
0.9956 |
-0.44 |
-$76,066 |
0.9938 |
-0.62 |
-$107,185 |
0.9889 |
-1.11 |
-$191,896 |
| Total Heart Attack Hospitalizations - 119 and readmission rate of 26.05% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Central Heart Attack Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018) |
| CARTER WATTERS |
26 |
| DENZIL G ROBERTSON |
24 |
| GARY M SCHNEIDER |
19 |
| Total Heart Failure Hospitalizations - 183 and readmission rate of 29.51% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Central Heart Failure Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018) |
| GARY M SCHNEIDER |
31 |
| GREGORY S ODEN |
27 |
| CARTER WATTERS |
26 |
| Total COPD Hospitalizations - 126 and readmission rate of 20.63% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Central COPD Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018) |
| CARTER WATTERS |
20 |
| GREGORY S ODEN |
16 |
| GARY M SCHNEIDER |
14 |
| Total Sepsis Hospitalizations - 279 and readmission rate of 37.99% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Central Sepsis Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018) |
| GARY M SCHNEIDER |
67 |
| CARTER WATTERS |
59 |
| GREGORY S ODEN |
45 |
| Total Renal Failure Hospitalizations - 132 and readmission rate of 21.21% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Central Renal Failure Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018) |
| DENZIL G ROBERTSON |
28 |
| CARTER WATTERS |
18 |
| GREGORY S ODEN |
15 |
| Total Alcohol & Drug Abuse Hospitalizations - 98 and readmission rate of 34.69% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Central Alcohol & Drug Abuse Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018) |
| JOSEPH A. KWENTUS |
18 |
| DENZIL G ROBERTSON |
12 |
| CARTER WATTERS |
11 |
| Total Psychoses Hospitalizations - 1,091 and readmission rate of 38.59% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Central Psychoses Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018) |
| SAYED AAMIR RAZA |
454 |
| JOSEPH A. KWENTUS |
396 |
| AKIF KHAWAJA |
132 |