VALUE OF CARE AT SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL FOR SPECIALTY SURGERY
Acute Care Hospital in Nashville, TN 37203
Payment and Value of Care
SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL FOR SPECIALTY SURGERY
2011 Murphy Avenue Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: (615) 515-8200
The payment and value of care quality measures at Saint Thomas Hospital For Specialty Surgery 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: 0.87 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. |