13.81% of Huntsville Hospital’s Discharges were LOS Outliers, this was 2% Higher than the National Rate

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By: Emily Carpintero  Dec. 12, 2017

Dexur’s recent analysis of CMS Medicare claims data from January 2016 through December 2016 showed that Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, Alabama had a higher average of length of stay (LOS) outliers compared to the state and national averages by 0.59% and 1.83%, respectively.  Dexur analysts identified Medicare inpatients’ total discharges, total LOS outliers, and percentage of LOS outliers at the hospital, state and national level. This metric is significant to healthcare professionals because LOS outliers are costly for both hospitals and claims payers—keeping a low count of LOS outliers is beneficial for the hospital and patients.  A background on LOS outliers and methodology for data collection can be read here. Below is a graph depicting the percentage of LOS outliers from several popular hospital categories for the hospital, state, and nation. 

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Top Two Oncology and Hematology Hospitals in Alabama

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By: Emily Carpintero  Nov. 07, 2017

Oncology and Hematology refer to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer and blood diseases, respectively. This is considered a specialty provider service, and is a very sensitive area of patient care, considering the severity of such conditions. The Dexur data team extracted the top two oncology and hematology hospitals in Alabama: Huntsville Hospital and University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital (UAB Hospital.)

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