What are East Alabama Medical Center Colorectal Surgery Patients Being readmitted for?

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Dexur analyzed Oct 2016 to Aug 2019 Medicare claims data and determined of the 161 Colorectal surgeries at East Alabama Medical Center, 19 were readmitted which was a readmission rate of 11.8%.

This data is unique since the hospitals themselves don’t have this information (e.g. if you are admitted at East Alabama Medical Center and readmitted at Regional Rehabilitation Hospital , University of Alabama Hospital , Lake Martin Community Hospital , Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown & WellStar West Georgia Medical Center , East Alabama Medical Center won’t have that information).
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What are Patients Readmitted for?	Total Readmissions - Oct 2016 to Aug 2019	Share of Readmissions (%)	Avg. LOS when Readmitted
All	19	100	6.63

Top Doctors for Colorectal Surgeries at East Alabama Medical Center

Physician Name	Total Medicare surgeries (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
JAMES S LOCK	36
HAROLD ALLEN FOSTER	36
JOHN S THOMAS	31

Where are patients getting readmitted after Colorectal surgeries at East Alabama Medical Center?

Total Readmissions of East Alabama Medical Center = 19 (Oct 2016 to Aug 2019)

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Hospital	Share of Readmission (%)	Total Readmissions - Oct 2016 to Aug 2019
National	68.76 (Share of Readmissions back to same hospital)	64,784
Alabama	59.35 (Share of Readmissions back to same hospital)	1,284
East Alabama Medical Center share of readmissions from East Alabama Medical Center