By: Emily Carpintero  Jan. 11, 2018

Recent Dexur analysis of CMS Medicare claims data for 2016 showed that Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin had 28.27% of their revenue contributed by prior hospitalizations within 30 days. This rate is higher than the state average by 5.3% and higher than the national average by 1.35%. Revenue and length of stay (LOS) contributions from prior hospitalizations within 30-days are key metrics for healthcare professionals to assess a hospital's cost-effectiveness and quality improvement, especially since the implementation of the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) in 2015. You can read about 30 day readmission contribution to revenue and percentage of days from length of stay contributed from 30 day readmissions, as well as how this data is calculated here.