RIDGECREST REGIONAL HOSPITAL
1. Top 10 Disparities
The following table lists the ten largest health equity disparities identified for this reporting period.
Disparities for each hospital equity measure are identified by comparing the rate ratios by stratification groups. Rate ratios are calculated differently for measures with preferred low rates and those with preferred high rates. Rate ratios are calculated after applying the California Health and Human Services Agency's "Data De-Identification Guidelines (DDG)," dated September 23, 2016.
The table below highlights the ten widest health equity disparities identified by hospitals and hospital systems during this reporting period. Measure names have been shortened for display purposes. To view each measure in full, please download the complete Hospital Equity Report using the link below.
| Measure | Stratification | Stratification Group | Stratification Group Rate | Reference Group | Reference Rate | Rate Ratio |
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1.
HCAI 30-Day readmission
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Sex Assigned at Birth | Female | 12.4% | Male | 6.4% | 1.90 |
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2.
HCAI 30-Day readmission
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Age (excluding maternal measures) | 50 to 64 | 12.7% | 65 and older | 10.4% | 1.20 |
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3.
HCAI 30-Day readmission
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Expected Payor | Medicaid | 12.0% | Medicare | 10.8% | 1.10 |
2. Equity Plan
Our critical access hospital is actively addressing 3 of the 10 identified disparities within our community, we are committed to continuous improvement in health care equity. Currently Ridgecrest Regional Hospital has a workgroup that specifically addresses all-cause 30-day readmissions. Our analysis of the existing data shows that our female Medicaid population aged 50 to 64 has the greatest chance pf readmissions verses our male population with the same demographics. We are instituting a trial discharge clinic to ensure that upon discharge our high-risk patients will be seen by a provider in the interim to seeing their established provider. The provider will address education needs to include medications. disease process, and specific needs to the individual patients in attempt to reduce readmissions. Our goal is to have the trial clinic opened by December 2025 with a noted 3% reduction in readmissions by June 1, 2025.
3. Structural Measures
| Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Commitment to Health Equity Structural (HCHE) Measure | Yes/No |
|---|---|
Our hospital system strategic plan identifies priority populations who currently experience health disparities |
No |
Our hospital system strategic plan identifies healthcare equity goals and discrete action steps to achieve these goals |
No |
Our hospital system strategic plan outlines specific resources that have been dedicated to achieving our equity goals |
No |
Our hospital system strategic plan describes our approach for engaging key stakeholders, such as community-based organizations |
No |
Our hospital strategic plan identifies healthcare equity goals and discrete action steps to achieve these goals |
Yes |
Our hospital system has training for staff in culturally sensitive collection of demographics and/or social determinant of health information |
Yes |
Our hospital system inputs demographic and/or social determinant of health information collected from patients into structured, interoperable data elements using a certified EHR technology |
Yes |
Our hospital system stratifies key performance indicators by demographic and/or social determinants of health variables to identify equity gaps and includes this information in hospital performance dashboards |
No |
Our hospital system participates in local, regional or national quality improvement activities focused on reducing health disparities |
No |
Our hospital system senior leadership, including chief executives and the entire hospital board of trustees, annually reviews our strategic plan for achieving health equity |
No |
Our hospital system senior leadership, including chief executives and the entire hospital board of trustees, annually reviews key performance indicators stratified by demographic and/or social factors |
No |
4. Web Address for Equity Report
5. Download Equity Measures Report
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