Denver, Colo.-based National Jewish Health had the highest rate of outpatient cardiac imaging before low-risk surgery, according to available CMS data.
CMS collects hospital imaging efficiency data to reduce excess Medicare spending and unnecessary exposure to radiation before low-risk outpatient surgical procedures that put little stress on the heart. Lower rates reflect better efficiency.
The latest data from CMS reflects imaging done between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023. The national rate of outpatient cardiac imaging before low-risk surgery during the time period was 3.7.
Here are the hospitals with the highest and lowest efficiency rates for outpatient cardiac imaging before low-risk surgery:
Highest:
- National Jewish Health (Denver, Colo.): 10.7
- Sutter Solano Medical Center (Vallejo, Calif.): 10
- CentraState Medical Center (Freehold, N.J.): 10
- Broward Health Imperial Point (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.): 9.9
- Norwalk (Conn.) Hospital: 9.8
- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (Washington, D.C.): 9.8
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (Baltimore, Md.): 9.6
- Sibley Memorial Hospital (Washington, D.C.): 9.4
- St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus (Lehighton, Pa.): 9.3
- Adams Memorial Hospital (Decatur, Ind.): 9.2
- TidalHealth Peninsula Regional (Salisbury, Md.): 9.2
- Sky Ridge Medical Center (Lone Tree, Colo.): 9.1
- Medical Center of McKinney (Texas): 8.9
- Pottstown (Pa.) Hospital: 8.8
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Irving (Texas): 8.8
Lowest:
- Northwest Medical Center-Springdale (Springdale, Ark.): 0.5
- Chilton Medical Center (Pompton Plains, N.J.): 0.5
- Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center (Chanute, Kan.): 0.6
- Maury Regional Hospital (Columbia, Tenn.): 0.6
- Jacksonville (Ill.) Memorial Hospital: 0.7
- Memorial Hospital (Fremont, Ohio): 0.7
- St. Luke's Quakertown (Pa.) Hospital: 0.7
- Logan (Utah) Regional Hospital: 0.7
- Colquitt Regional Medical Center (Moultrie, Ga.): 0.8
- St. Joseph Regional Medical Center (Lewiston, Idaho): 0.8
- Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center (Mishawaka, Ind.): 0.8
- Cambridge (Mass.) Health Alliance: 0.8
- Carolinas Medical Center and Behavioral Health (Charlotte, N.C.): 0.8
- Jefferson Hospital (Jefferson Hills, Pa.): 0.8
- AHN Wexford (Pa.) Hospital: 0.8
- Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center (Hartsville, S.C.): 0.8
- Providence St. Joseph Hospital (Eureka, Calif.): 0.9
- Highland Hospital (Oakland, Calif.): 0.9
- Northwest Specialty Hospital (Post Falls, Idaho): 0.9
- Advocate Condell Medical Center (Libertyville, Ill.): 0.9
- Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center (West Burlington, Iowa): 0.9
- Clara Barton Hospital (Hoisington, Kan.): 0.9
- Bronson Battle Creek (Mich.) Hospital: 0.9
- McLaren Central Michigan (Mount Pleasant, Mich.): 0.9
- Heritage Valley Beaver (Pa.): 0.9