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 Redding (Calif.) — 8.7 percent
5. The University of Texas Medical Branch Health Galveston Campus — 7.8 percent
6. UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central (Colorado Spring, Colo.) — 7.5 percent
7. Albert B. Chandler Hospital (Lexington, Ky.) — 7.3 percent
8. Siena Hospital (Henderson, Nev.) — 7 percent
9. Temple University Hospital-Main Campus (Philadelphia) — 6.9 percent
10. UPMC Presbyterian (Pittsburgh) — 6.6 percent
11. Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center (Las Vegas) — 6.4 percent
12. UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (Aurora) — 6.2 percent
13. Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center (Rockville, Md.) — 6.1 percent
t-14. Banner Del E Webb Medical Center (Sun City West, Ariz.) — 5.9 percent
t-14. St. Luke’s University Hospital-Bethlehem (Pa.) — 5.9 percent
