What are Northwest Mississippi Medical Center COPD Patients Being readmitted for?

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Dexur analyzed Oct 2016 to Aug 2019 Medicare claims data and determined of the 87 COPD hospitalizations at Northwest Mississippi Medical Center, 24 were readmitted which was a readmission rate of 27.59%.

This data is unique since the hospitals themselves don’t have this information (e.g. if you are admitted at Northwest Mississippi Medical Center and readmitted at Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto , Methodist University Hospital , Allegiance Specialty Hospital of Greenville & Baptist Memorial Hospital North Mississippi , Northwest Mississippi Medical Center won’t have that information).
Hospitals can use this data to better understand the full patient journey and provide better care. Dexur provides this data to hospitals through Dexur Pro.

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What are Patients Readmitted for?	Total Readmissions - Oct 2016 to Aug 2019	Share of Readmissions (%)	Avg. LOS when Readmitted
All	24	100	4.04

Top Doctors for COPD at Northwest Mississippi Medical Center

Physician Name	Total Medicare hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
ANDREA LEA SMITH	51
IRENE BUCKNER	14
SHEON H MENDOZA	12

Where are patients getting readmitted after COPD hospitalizations at Northwest Mississippi Medical Center?

Total Readmissions of Northwest Mississippi Medical Center = 24 (Oct 2016 to Aug 2019)

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Hospital	Share of Readmission (%)	Total Readmissions - Oct 2016 to Aug 2019
National	70.46 (Share of Readmissions back to same hospital)	191,005
Mississippi	67.47 (Share of Readmissions back to same hospital)	3,209
Northwest Mississippi Medical Center share of readmissions from Northwest Mississippi Medical Center