What are Athens Limestone Hospital Hip & Knee Replacement Surgery Patients Jan 2016 to Dec 2018 Being readmitted for?

What are Athens Limestone Hospital Hip & Knee Replacement Surgery Patients Jan 2016 to Dec 2018 Being readmitted for?

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Dexur analyzed Jan 2016 to Dec 2018 Medicare claims data and determined of the 381 Hip & Knee Replacement surgeries at Athens Limestone Hospital, 31 were readmitted which was a readmission rate of 8.14%.

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What are Patients Readmitted for?	Total Readmissions - Jan 2016 to Dec 2018	Share of Readmissions (%)	Avg. LOS when Readmitted
All	31	100	7.32
Aftercare, Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue

Top Doctors for Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeries at Athens Limestone Hospital

Physician Name	Total Medicare surgeries (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018)
JOSEPH PATRICK BOYETT	200
WILLIAM DAVID LAWRENCE	116
JAMES ERIC STANFORD	47

Where are patients getting readmitted after Hip & Knee Replacement surgeries at Athens Limestone Hospital?

Total Readmissions of Athens Limestone Hospital = 31 (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018)

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Hospital	Share of Readmission (%)	Total Readmissions - Jan 2016 to Dec 2018
National	51.43 (Share of Readmissions back to same hospital)	154,394
Alabama	43.37 (Share of Readmissions back to same hospital)	3,159
Athens Limestone Hospital share of readmissions from Athens Limestone Hospital