23% of Discharges with Cardiac Arrhythmias Not Present on Admission Accounted for 870 Excess Days from Length of Stay Outliers at Baptist Health Hospital

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By: Emily Carpintero  Dec. 27, 2017

A recent analysis by Dexur of CMS Medicare claims data for the time period of October 2015 through September 2016 showed that at Baptist Health Hospital, in Little Rock, Arkansas, the top condition not present on admission (POA) associated with length of stay (LOS) outliers was cardiac arrhythmias, with a total of 870 excess days from LOS outliers. Dexur analyzed total Medicare inpatient discharges, total LOS outliers from discharges, and the total excess days from LOS outliers for every condition. LOS outliers are patients that exceed the average length of stay for a specific DRG-code. LOS outliers from conditions not present on admission are a significant metric that healthcare professionals utilize to proactively and efficiently provide patients with the care they need while minimizing hospital usage.

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