By: Barsha Nandy  Jul. 14, 2020

Dexur’s analysis of medicare claims of hospitals within a 10-mile radius of Stratford, NJ, showed that Jefferson Stratford Hospital had the best value outcomes over a 90 day episode for Hip & Knee replacement, followed by Inspira Health Center Woodbury and Cooper University Hospital. Dexur’s value analysis tracks a patient’s episode of care from the date of admission for 90 days and includes the index hospitalizations, rehospitalization, home health, nursing home, and ED costs. Total cost of care data helps patients make appropriate choices and helps local ACOs, such as Kennedy Health Alliance, make appropriate referral choices. The analysis was risk-adjusted, for alive and non-hospice patients and was done at the DRG level, specifically DRG 470: Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC), to adjust for complications and comorbidities.