VALUE OF CARE AT MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Phoenix, AZ 85008
Payment and Value of Care
MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTER
2601 East Roosevelt Street Phoenix, AZ 85008
Phone: (602) 344-5011
The payment and value of care quality measures at Maricopa Medical Center evaluate the Medicare spending per beneficiary during an inpatient hospital admission through 30 days after discharge. The following measures are price-standardized and risk-adjusted: payment for heart attack, payment for heart failure patients and payment for pneumonia patients. The measures include patients 65 years or older who were enrolled in Medicare for 12 months prior to their hospitalization and 30 days after admission.
The payment measures include: payment for heart attacks, payment for heart failure patients and payment for pneumonia patients. The value of care combines measures of payment and the patient mortality rate to assess the value of care.
Medicare spending per beneficiary
| Measure | Hospital Average | How this Hospital Compares |
|---|---|---|
| Medicare Spending per Beneficiary | Hospital Rate: 0.89 Measure: Medicare Spending per Beneficiary Sample data was collected between 01/01/2014 and 12/31/2014 | National Rate: 0.98 Medicare spends LESS per patient for an episode of care initiated at this hospital than it does per episode of care across all inpatient hospitals nationally. Medicare spending per beneficiary performance rate. |
Payment of Care
The payment of care measures add up all payments made to treat medical conditions starting the day the patient is hospitalized and continuing for the next 30 days. Patients admitted for a medical condition like a heart attack, heart failure, or pneumonia might need different tests, treatments, and services. The payment measures include payments made to the hospital, doctors, nurses, hospices and patient co-payments made during this time.
| Measure | Hospital Average | How this Hospital Compares |
|---|---|---|
| Heart Attack Payments | Not Available Measure: Heart Attack Payments Sample data was collected between 07/01/2011 and 06/30/2014 | Number of Cases Too Small Payment for heart attack patients. [1] |
| Heart Failure Payments | Not Available Measure: Heart Failure Payments Sample data was collected between 07/01/2011 and 06/30/2014 | Number of Cases Too Small Payment for heart failure (HF) patients. [1] |
| Pneumonia Payments | Not Available Measure: Pneumonia Payments Sample data was collected between 07/01/2011 and 06/30/2014 | Number of Cases Too Small Payment for pneumonia (PN) patients. [1] |
- [1] The number of cases/patients is too few to report.