By: Saparja Nag  Feb. 02, 2018

A analysis conducted by Dexur on major Illinois hospitals indicated that Rush University Medical Center had the lowest skilled nursing facility (SNF) discharge rate at 11.48% for DRG-683 (renal failure with complication or comorbidity), less than half the average SNF discharge rate of Illinois. It was one of 23 Illinois hospitals to have a SNF discharge rate less than the state average. SNF discharge rate does not necessarily speak to the efficiency of a hospital in providing care for their patients with renal failure, but rather is more often a reflection of the patients’ baseline of health. Certain patients tend to be sicker or require assistance in care and therefore are more likely to be admitted to SNFs.

By: Emily Carpintero  Jan. 09, 2018

Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois had a higher percentage of length of stay (LOS) outliers compared to the state and national averages by 2.11% and 0.2%, respectively, according to Dexur’s recent analysis of CMS Medicare claims for 2016. 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 as LOS outliers are costly for both hospitals and claims payers—keeping a low count of LOS outliers is beneficial for both 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.