Some helpful resources.

Data Analytics

Data Analytics to help members understand their market trends, partner opportunities and to develop risk strategies. If you need help, please contact us.

Data Analytic Reports Available Through Kairos

  1. Quality Measure and 5 Star Rating Comparisons (Updated by CMS Quarterly)
    1. By County or by Kairos Corporation
    2. Key quality measures for both Short and Long Stay
    3. Comparison to market area, state and national averages
  2. Demographic Characteristics of Medicare Patients by Provider
  3. Average Length of Stay
    1. All Cause or Primary Condition
  4. Patient Movement
    1. Number of admissions by referral source
    2. Discharges by destination
    3. Discharges for top-volume DRGs
    4. Discharges by destination by DRG
  5. Readmissions – Hospital
  6. Number and rate of readmissions for each in-market hospital by HRRP, by MedPAC, or by Avalere condition; or All Cause

  7. Readmissions – Post Acute Care
  8. Number and rate of readmissions by first in-market location, following hospitalization by HRRP, by MedPAC, by Avalere condition; or All Cause

  9. Spending
    1. Hospital VBP and HRRP scores
    2. Hospital average Medicare spending by category
    3. Facility payments
  10. Bundled Payment Calculator showing Medicare payment and performance data over timeframes (30, 60 or 90 days) and episodes of care (conditions).
  11. Scorecard of ranking among SNFs in market (Combination of data updated yearly and 90 days)

Government

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Department of Health, Virginia
Department of Health, Maryland
Department of Health, New Jersey
Department of Health, New York
Department of Health, Pennsylvania
Department of Health, Tennessee
Department of Human Services, Maryland
Department of Human Services, New Jersey
Department of Human Services, Pennsylvania
Department of Human Services, Tennessee
MAC - National Government Services (NGS)
MAC - Novitas Solutions
MAC - Palmetto GBA, a Celerian Group Company
Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC)
Medicare, Find & Compare Providers
Medicare.gov
MLN Matters Articles
Patient Safety Authority, Pennsylvania
QIO - KEPRO
QIO - Livanta
Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
U.S. Railroad Retirement Board

Professional

American Medical Association (AMA)
LeadingAge
LeadingAge Maryland
LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware
LeadingAge New York
LeadingAge PA
LeadingAge Tennessee
LeadingAge Virginia

Insurance

Medicare, Supplement Insurance (Medigap) plans

Other

National POLST (Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment)

Avalere

Avalere is one of Kairos' main data sources for data and additional insight into our member's operational and strategic capabilities related to alternative payment models and market evolution.