University of Arkansas Medical Sciences

Hospital in Little Rock, AR, Medicare certification number 040016. CMS publishes 62 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 040016The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier
Status: Active
Provider type: Hospital – Short-term
Listed by Care Compare as: Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Government - State
Control type: State
Participating since: Nov 28, 1977
Last certification: Jul 2, 2021
Beds: 450
Overall star rating: 2 of 5Care Compare
Address: 4301 West Markham Street Mail Slot 612
Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 686-5000

NPI records for this facility 1

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Little Rock, AR
- NPI 1477549756
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.24 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Better3 of 5
- State average 2.7 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 2.89 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating As expected3 of 5
- State average 3.32 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.38 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.38 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.84 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.59 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.22 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Complications and deaths 18

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected1.46
- State average 1.06 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 1,971 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.94
- State average 1.04 (computed here)
- National average 1
- No different than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications As expected180.06
- State average 180.09 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 177 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected9.3
- State average 9.28 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 90 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected11.7
- State average 12.22 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 56 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected13.1
- State average 11.67 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 197 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected12.6
- State average 16.22 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 289 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected13
- State average 15.63 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 388 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected3.3
- State average 4.44 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 3,042 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.24
- State average 0.22 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 7,560 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.23
- State average 0.28 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 7,804 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.43
- State average 3.34 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 2,957 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.68
- State average 1.61 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 1,018 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.17
- State average 2.37 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 2,700 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected11.89
- State average 9.89 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 900 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected5.8
- State average 5.22 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 990 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.9
- State average 1.81 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 767 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.1
- State average 0.73 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 6,669 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (2)

Death rate for CABG surgery patients — 1
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients — 1

Infections 6

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.77
- State average 0.46
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) As expected1.02
- State average 0.61
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.47
- State average 0.35
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected1.33
- State average 0.9
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy As expected0.45
- State average 1.28
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected0.86
- State average 0.75
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 8
- State average 7.66 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 10.1
- State average 6.84 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024

Spending per patient 1

Medicare Care Compare

Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 0.98
- State average 1.03
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 15

Medicare Care Compare

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter 72
- State average 68 (computed here)
- National average 74.05 (computed here)
- 58 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 94
- State average 91.85 (computed here)
- National average 92.79 (computed here)
- 269 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 46
- State average 68
- National average 65
- 129 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 285
- State average 156
- National average 168
- 6,005 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better 285
- State average 150
- National average 162
- 5,588 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better 282
- State average 226
- National average 257
- 416 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 98
- State average 95.59 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 313 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 98
- State average 94
- National average 93
- 94 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 83
- State average 78
- National average 78
- 17,659 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Left before being seen 5
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 62,493 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 16
- State average 16
- National average 15
- 7,039 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 45
- State average 78
- National average 73
- 40 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 72
- State average 82
- National average 81
- 129 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 86
- State average 92
- National average 93
- 64 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) 59
- National average 46.51 (computed here)
- 68 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (15)

Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better — 1
Emergency department volume — very high
Global Malnutrition Composite Score — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan — 5
Head CT results — 1
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia — 5
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle — 1, 2
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 11

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected14.1
- State average 14.43 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 94 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected21.4
- State average 21.64 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 375 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 8.1
- State average 7.8 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 51 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 37.2
- State average 6.34 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 220 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 19
- State average 4.76 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 321 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected16.7
- State average 17.32 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 467 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected6
- State average 5.29 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 636 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected12.2
- State average 10.89 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 636 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected20.3
- State average 19.7 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 169 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected13.8
- State average 13.1 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 698 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1
- State average 1 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 1,088 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (3)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement — 1
Rate of readmission for CABG — 1

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