Orthopedics
- 22% reduction in implant costs by physician education and vendor watch
- 9% reduction of CT Scans through voluntary changes with order sets and acknowledgement of ER work ups
Emergency
- New order sets incorporating physician and nursing protocols, allowing physicians to move from 2:1 to 3:1 patient ratios
- Quality improvements with triage aligning ESI and EM scoring, improving flow to mid-level practitioners and fast tracking
Cardiology
30% reduction in use of Telemetry for non-cardiac patients using Telemetry scorecards
Assisted in customization of CPOE order sets, establishing new internal best practice patterns, resulting in an average 0.7 day reduction for DRG 127
Hospitalists
- Converted coverage only contracts to performance based payment plans
- Created a new structure to align Hospitalists and Case Manager functions based on Watson's identified areas of clinical variation
- Establish internal protocols to avoid weekend stagnation and discharge delays
Documentation
- Identified specific areas requiring documentation improvements, avoiding "shot-gun" approach to physician education
- Assisted physicians and hospitals to avoid risk of improper documentation with Sepsis and Pneumonia
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