Becker's Healthcare August 29, 2022
In 2021, 14 percent of Omaha, Neb.-based Methodist Hospital’s inpatient claims contained a social determinant of health diagnosis code, the highest percentage in the U.S, according to a study conducted by data analytics company Hospital Pricing Specialists.
Hospital Pricing Specialists reviewed 8.4 million inpatient claims made in 2021 at 5,757 hospitals to determine the incidence rate among social-determinants-of-health diagnosis codes, according to the report, which was shared with Becker’s on Aug. 25.
The following are the 15 hospitals with the highest percentage of social-determinants-of-health diagnosis claims:
1. Methodist Hospital (Omaha, Neb.) — 14 percent
2. Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Wichita, Kan.) — 13.1 percent
3. Mission Hospital (Asheville, N.C.) — 12.9 percent
4. Mercy Medical Center...
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