To help minimize the slope of pharmacy costs, Dr. Ventresca and the team at Mayo Clinic have helped put the right people and the right processes in place to monitor costs and act on opportunities. This structure has increased efficiency within pharmacy, leading to $2.3 million in savings and improved relationships, collaboration and support amongst staff.· Continue reading (Portal login required)
After discovering that many of their CHF readmissions were caused by patients going home with multiple medication discrepancies, Central Florida Health reviewed their internal processes and identified opportunities at discharge. This led them to pilot a new “Discharge Timeout” process, which reduced the average percent of patients discharged with a medication error from 30% to 5%.· Continue reading (Portal login required)
The Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute (MCVI) – South Miami Hospital (SMH) cardiac rehab program (part of the Baptist Health South Florida System) is ahead of the curve. Within the past several years, they have implemented many interventions to help improve their patient compliance, graduation rates, and retention.· Continue reading (Portal login required)
Through the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Initiative, and Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model (CJR), Martin Health System (MHS) has used gainsharing as a strategy to dramatically improve its orthopedic physician alignment and engagement, while also improving outcomes.· Continue reading (Portal login required)
Central Florida Health (CFH), a system of two hospitals in Leesburg and The Villages, got a head-start with their Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP), which began in early 2012. Since its inception, the program has proven its worth by standardizing and improving patient care and dramatically improving antimicrobial costs.· Continue reading (Portal login required)