Dexur analyzed Oct 2016 to Aug 2019 Medicare claims data and determined of the 6,817 Hospitalizations at Merit Health River Region, 2,005 were readmitted which was a readmission rate of 29.41%.
Merit Health River Region's Readmission Penalties
| Provider Details
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2020 Readmission Adjustment Factor
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2020 Readmission Payment Reduction Percentage
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2020 Readmission Reduction Payment
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2019 Readmission Adjustment Factor
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2019 Readmission Payment Reduction Percentage
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2019 Readmission Reduction Payment
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2018 Readmission Adjustment Factor
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2018 Readmission Payment Reduction Percentage
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2018 Readmission Reduction Payment
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MERIT HEALTH RIVER REGION
(2100 Hwy 61 N, Vicksburg, MS, 39183)
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0.9866 |
-1.34 |
-$252,648 |
0.9855 |
-1.4500000000000002 |
-$273,388 |
0.9848 |
-1.52 |
-$286,586 |
| Total Stent Surgeries - 139 and readmission rate of 18.71% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health River Region Stent Surgeries |
Total Medicare Surgeries (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| PAUL W PIERCE |
113 |
| Total Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeries - 145 and readmission rate of 22.76% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health River Region Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeries |
Total Medicare Surgeries (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| WILLIAM C PORTER |
93 |
| TULIO FIGAROLA |
28 |
| Total Heart Attack Hospitalizations - 142 and readmission rate of 30.28% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health River Region Heart Attack Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| NURUL HAQUE |
24 |
| SHAHJAHAN SULTAN |
22 |
| SAMUEL LOUIS PIERCE |
21 |
| Total Cardiac Arrhythmia Hospitalizations - 230 and readmission rate of 21.74% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health River Region Cardiac Arrhythmia Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| SAMUEL LOUIS PIERCE |
45 |
| PAUL W PIERCE |
37 |
| GEORGE E HABEEB |
30 |
| Total Heart Failure Hospitalizations - 515 and readmission rate of 36.12% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health River Region Heart Failure Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| SAMUEL LOUIS PIERCE |
118 |
| SHAHJAHAN SULTAN |
75 |
| NURUL HAQUE |
60 |
| Total Diabetes Hospitalizations - 78 and readmission rate of 25.64% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health River Region Diabetes Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| PAUL W PIERCE |
20 |
| SAMUEL LOUIS PIERCE |
13 |
| THOMAS K SLIGH |
12 |
| Total Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Hospitalizations - 220 and readmission rate of 20.0% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health River Region Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| GEORGE E HABEEB |
32 |
| SHAHJAHAN SULTAN |
32 |
| SAMUEL LOUIS PIERCE |
27 |
| Total Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders Hospitalizations - 119 and readmission rate of 27.73% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health River Region Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| SAMUEL LOUIS PIERCE |
27 |
| THOMAS K SLIGH |
18 |
| PAUL W PIERCE |
18 |
| Total COPD Hospitalizations - 230 and readmission rate of 25.22% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health River Region COPD Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| PAUL W PIERCE |
54 |
| SAMUEL LOUIS PIERCE |
34 |
| THOMAS K SLIGH |
26 |
| Total Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure Hospitalizations - 92 and readmission rate of 27.17% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health River Region Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| JEFFREY MORRIS |
18 |
| SAMUEL LOUIS PIERCE |
14 |
| NURUL HAQUE |
13 |
| Total Pneumonia Hospitalizations - 262 and readmission rate of 22.9% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health River Region Pneumonia Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| SAMUEL LOUIS PIERCE |
62 |
| PAUL W PIERCE |
52 |
| GEORGE E HABEEB |
44 |
| Total Sepsis Hospitalizations - 402 and readmission rate of 41.04% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health River Region Sepsis Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| PAUL W PIERCE |
71 |
| SAMUEL LOUIS PIERCE |
69 |
| GEORGE E HABEEB |
67 |
| Total Kidney & UTI Hospitalizations - 248 and readmission rate of 27.82% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health River Region Kidney & UTI Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| SAMUEL LOUIS PIERCE |
60 |
| JEFFREY MORRIS |
33 |
| PAUL W PIERCE |
28 |
| Total Renal Failure Hospitalizations - 225 and readmission rate of 27.11% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health River Region Renal Failure Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| SAMUEL LOUIS PIERCE |
40 |
| PAUL W PIERCE |
36 |
| JEFFREY MORRIS |
30 |
| Total Alcohol & Drug Abuse Hospitalizations - 321 and readmission rate of 33.33% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health River Region Alcohol & Drug Abuse Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| STANLEY R EASTERLING |
247 |
| DANIEL P EDNEY |
76 |
| Total Intracranial Hemorrhage & Cerebral Infarction Hospitalizations - 74 and readmission rate of 32.43% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health River Region Intracranial Hemorrhage & Cerebral Infarction Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| PAUL W PIERCE |
21 |
| JEFFREY MORRIS |
14 |
| SHAHJAHAN SULTAN |
11 |
| Total Red Blood Cell Disorders Hospitalizations - 113 and readmission rate of 22.12% |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health River Region Red Blood Cell Disorders Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| SHAHJAHAN SULTAN |
21 |
| SAMUEL LOUIS PIERCE |
21 |
| PAUL W PIERCE |
17 |