By: Sruthy Iype  Jun. 22, 2020

Dexur’s analysis of medicare claims of hospitals in Phoenix, Arizona, showed that Abrazo Scottsdale Campus, Arizona Spine & Joint Hospital and The CORE Institute Specialty Hospital had the best value outcomes over a 90-day episode for Hip & Knee Replacement. Dexur’s value analysis tracks a patient’s episode of care from the date of admission for 90 days and includes the index hospitalizations, rehospitalization, home health, nursing home, and ED costs. The total cost of care helps patients make appropriate choices and helps local ACOs such as Banner Health Network, Commonwealth Primary Care, Innovation Care Partners, and ASPA Connected Community make appropriate referrals choices.

The analysis ranks hospitals within a 50-mile radius of Phoenix. It was risk-adjusted, for alive and non-hospice patients and was done at the DRG level, specifically DRG 470: Major Joint Replacement Or Reattachment Of Lower Extremity Without Major Complication Or Comorbidity (MCC), to adjust for complications and comorbidities.