By: Emily Carpintero  Jan. 31, 2018

Dexur’s analysis of 2013 - 2016 Medicare claims data of inpatient discharges for cardiac arrhythmia diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) showed that Tufts Medical Center had the lowest average length of stay of all major Massachusetts hospitals for DRG-309 (cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with complication or comorbidity). Only hospitals with a minimum of 3,500 Medicare inpatient discharges and at least 11 discharges at the DRG-level between January 2013 and December 2016 were included in this analysis. Length of stay is a key metric for healthcare professionals as they look to decrease unnecessary hospital utilization without subsequently increasing readmission rates. For context, the ten hospitals with the lowest length of stays between 2013 and 2016 for Medicare enrollees in Massachusetts for DRG-309 are charted below.