Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Austin

Hospital in Austin, TX, Medicare certification number 670136. CMS publishes 29 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 670136The 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: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Control type: Private (not for profit)
Participating since: Apr 1, 2020
Last certification: Jun 16, 2023
Beds: 16
Address: 5245 W US 290
Austin, TX 78735
(512) 654-2100

NPI records for this facility 1

Baylor Scott & White Medical Centers - Capitol Area
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Austin, TX
- NPI 1902366305
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 0

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Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (9)

Cleanliness - star rating — 15
Communication about medicines - star rating — 15
Discharge information - star rating — 15
Doctor communication - star rating — 15
Nurse communication - star rating — 15
Overall hospital rating - star rating — 15
Quietness - star rating — 15
Recommend hospital - star rating — 15
Summary star rating — 15

Complications and deaths 10

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Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected1.32
- State average 1.03 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 69 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected1.01
- State average 0.97 (computed here)
- National average 1
- No different than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected15.3
- State average 14.69 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 42 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected3.9
- State average 3.89 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 133 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.21
- State average 0.21 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 364 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.27
- State average 0.26 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 346 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.42
- State average 3.34 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 64 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.31
- State average 2.31 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 61 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.75
- State average 1.77 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 28 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.58
- State average 0.52 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 230 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (10)

Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications — 1
Death rate for CABG surgery patients — 5
Death rate for COPD patients — 1
Death rate for heart attack patients — 5
Death rate for heart failure patients — 1
Death rate for stroke patients — 1
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate — 1
Postoperative respiratory failure rate — 1
Postoperative sepsis rate — 1
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients — 1

Infections 0

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Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (6)

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) — 12
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) — 12
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) — 13
MRSA Bacteremia — 13
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy — 13
SSI - Colon Surgery — 13

Outpatient imaging 2

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Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 3.3
- State average 7.72 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 5
- State average 6.86 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024

Spending per patient 1

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Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 0.93
- State average 1.03
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 12

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Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 78
- State average 68
- National average 65
- 50 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 118
- State average 150
- National average 168
- 408 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 278
- State average 260
- National average 287
- 20 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 117
- State average 145
- National average 162
- 382 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 100
- State average 92
- National average 93
- 76 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 85
- State average 74
- National average 78
- 383 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 100
- State average 93.78 (computed here)
- National average 93.49 (computed here)
- 56 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 1
- State average 1
- National average 2
- 10,412 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 22
- State average 14
- National average 15
- 222 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 94
- State average 83
- National average 81
- 50 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 94
- State average 93
- National average 93
- 32 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 96
- State average 78.56 (computed here)
- National average 82.23 (computed here)
- 395 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (18)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 — 5
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better — 1
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy — 1
Emergency department volume — low
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
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle — 1, 2, 3
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle — 1, 2, 3
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 5

Unplanned visits 4

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Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 40.6
- State average 2.42 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- More days than average per 100 discharges
- 44 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected17.3
- State average 17.32 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 37 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected13.1
- State average 13.1 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 134 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected0.9
- State average 1.02 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 134 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (10)

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate — 5
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate — 1
Hospital return days for heart attack patients — 5
Hospital return days for heart failure patients — 1
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 1
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 1
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement — 1
Rate of readmission for CABG — 5
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients — 1

Sources for this page

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