System’s sepsis clinical initiative achieves savings of nearly $2M
Bon Secours Health System Inc., Marriottsville, MD, comprises 14 hospitals in New York, Maryland, Virginia and South Carolina ranging in size from 73 to 399 beds.
Challenge:
- Reduce sepsis mortality
- Reduce incidence of hospital-acquired sepsis
- Achieve cost savings through reduced incidence and improved management of sepsis.
Solution:
- Development of multidisciplinary sepsis teams
- Education on early identification of sepsis
- Use of Rapid Response teams to support early identification and treatment
- Use of ClinicalAdvisor® comparative data to define performance targets
Result:
- Reduced sepsis mortality by 120 patients
- Achieved cost savings/avoidance of $1,935,060
"We are extremely happy with the improvements made across the system in
reducing patient harm associated with sepsis. Premier analytics helped us
identify and focus in on sepsis as an important area of opportunity. Our work to
reduce sepsis incidence and mortality is not finished, but we have made great
progress."
Marlon L. Priest, MD
Senior Vice President and
Chief Medical Officer
Bon Secours Health System, Inc.
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