By: Barsha Nandy  May. 12, 2020

Dexur’s analysis of medicare claims of hospitals in North Carolina showed that Vidant Duplin Hospital, East Carolina Health, and Vidant Beaufort Hospital had the lowest cost of care over a 90-day episode for Coronary Bypass. The episode of care tracks a patient journey from the date of admission for 90 days includes the index hospitalizations, rehospitalization, home health, nursing home, and ED costs. The total cost of care helps patients make appropriate choices and helps local ACOs such as Coastal Plains Network, Coastal Carolina Quality Care, Physician Quality Partners, Physicians Healthcare Collaborative, Tar River Health Alliance, Carolina Medical Home, Network Accountable, and Care Organisation to make appropriate referrals choices. The analysis was risk-adjusted and was done at the DRG level, specifically DRG 885: Psychoses to adjust for complications and comorbidities.