What are Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania COPD Patients Being readmitted for?

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Dexur analyzed Oct 2016 to Aug 2019 Medicare claims data and determined of the 210 COPD hospitalizations at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 50 were readmitted which was a readmission rate of 23.81%.

This data is unique since the hospitals themselves don’t have this information (e.g. if you are admitted at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and readmitted at Penn Medicine Rittenhouse , Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital , Penn Presbyterian Medical Center , Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia & Virtua Voorhees Hospital , Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania 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	50	100	8.06
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Top Doctors for COPD at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Physician Name	Total Medicare hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
DANIEL JOSEPH DORGAN	14
MARY ELIZABETH KREIDER	12

Where are patients getting readmitted after COPD hospitalizations at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania?

Total Readmissions of Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania = 50 (Oct 2016 to Aug 2019)

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Hospital	Share of Readmission (%)	Total Readmissions - Oct 2016 to Aug 2019
National	70.46 (Share of Readmissions back to same hospital)	191,005
Pennsylvania	69.83 (Share of Readmissions back to same hospital)	8,239
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania share of readmissions from Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania