Dec 27

Serious Illness Conversation Improves End of Life Care

Clinical

53% of patients with clinicians who used the Serious Illness Conversation Guide used hospice in the last six months of life View Details

Dec 20

Home-based Palliative Care Reduces Costs

Clinical

$8,106 Savings in total medical expenses in the last six months of life View Details

Dec 18

iCMP Continues to Yield Cost Savings

Clinical

$125 PMPM savings upon enrollment into the integrated care management program (iCMP) compared to patients not enrolled View Details

Dec 06

Improving Inpatient Sepsis Care

Clinical

45.3% Relative reduction in severe sepsis and septic shock NPOA mortality rate View Details

Dec 04

Community Health Workers Enhance Care Management

Clinical

$664 Larger PMPM reduction in total medical expense when the community health worker functions as the iCMP care team lead View Details

Nov 29

Optimizing Sepsis Care Improves Outcomes

Clinical

14.1% Relative reduction in morality for patients with severe sepsis and septic shock View Details

Nov 08

Improving Sepsis Mortality Rates

Clinical

18.6% Relative reduction in mortality rate for all patients with sepsis View Details

Nov 06

Reducing LOS Yields Costs Savings

Clinical

$2M In cost savings, the result of decreased LOS and decreased utilization of supplies and medications View Details

Oct 25

ML Improves Readmission Risk Prediction

Clinical

17% More accurate risk model developed compared to widely used readmission risk models View Details

Oct 18

Improving Opioid Prescribing Practices

Clinical

15,730 Fewer opioid pills prescribed at discharge in one year View Details

Sep 27

HAI Prevention

Clinical

1,861 Days with only one CAUTI. Zero CAUTI in 747 days. View Details

Sep 20

Early Lung Cancer Screening

Clinical

71% Relative increase in low-dose CT screening for people at increased risk for lung cancer View Details

Sep 05

Machine Learning in Heart Failure

Clinical

85% Estimated accuracy for heart failure readmission risk predictor View Details

May 22

Pneumonia Transitions of Care

Clinical

26% Lower readmission rate for patients who receive all care transition interventions View Details

May 17

Successfully Reducing Pneumonia Mortality and LOS

Clinical

56.5% Relative reduction in pneumonia mortality rate View Details

May 11

Reducing Unnecessary Cesarean Deliveries

Clinical

87% Reduction in the number of elective early inductions View Details

Apr 26

Sustaining Elective Colon Surgery Improvements

Clinical

32.7% Relative reduction in 30-day readmission rate View Details

Apr 19

Shared Decision Making for Breast Cancer

Clinical

27% Relative increase in surgical decision of lumpectomy over mastectomy View Details

Mar 21

Shared Decision Making

Clinical

749 Patients have participated in a shared decision-making visit across the system View Details

Feb 22

Reducing Sepsis Mortality

Clinical

54% Relative reduction in sepsis mortality View Details

Dec 29

Enhanced Recovery Program for Elective Colorectal Surgery

Clinical

78% Relative reduction in elective colorectal SSI rate View Details

Dec 15

Total Joint Replacement Care Transformation

Clinical

76.5% Relative reduction in complication rates View Details

Dec 13

Machine Learning Key to Reduced Readmissions

Clinical

52% Reduction in readmissions View Details

Dec 12

Advancing Health Equity

Clinical

>10 Points better than national CRS screening rates View Details

Dec 07

Sustaining Spine Care Improvements

Clinical

$1M In pay-for-performance received View Details

Aug 30

Reducing CAUTIs

Clinical

50.2% Relative reduction in CAUTI SIR rate View Details

Aug 14

ED Triage Improvements

Clinical

75% Relative reduction in median door to assessment by a qualified provider View Details

Jun 29

Improving Labor and Delivery Care

Clinical

$300K+ Annual savings for cesarean deliveries View Details

Jun 28

Elective Colon Surgery Improvements

Clinical

85% Reduction in infections related to colorectal surgery View Details

Jun 06

Improving Flu Vaccination Rates

Clinical

4.8% Improvement in Influenza Vaccination Rate View Details

Jun 01

Reducing the Risk of Opioid Abuse

Clinical

~1 Million Fewer Opioid Pills Prescribed View Details

May 30

Sustaining Clinical Outcomes

Clinical

68 Lives Saved in One Year View Details

May 25

Mental Health Care Transitions

Clinical

27% Relative Reduction in Potentially Preventable Readmission Rate View Details

Apr 27

Systemwide IV Heparin Guidelines

Clinical

7% Relative Improvement in the Percentage of Patients Therapeutic within 24 Hours of Protocol Initiation View Details

Mar 22

Improving COPD Readmission Rates

Clinical

16.5% Reduction in COPD Readmission Rate View Details

Mar 20

Driving Healthcare Transformation

Clinical

35% Relative Decrease in HACs View Details

Dec 22

Diabetes Care Coordination in the Community

Clinical

34.4% Relative Improvement in the Percentage of Patients with Diabetes Who Received Influenza Vaccine View Details

Dec 22

Improving Inpatient Diabetes Care

Clinical

44% Relative Decrease in LOS for Patients with DKA View Details

Dec 22

Reducing Admissions: DKA Risk Prediction Tool

Clinical

30.9% Relative Reduction in Recurrent DKA Admissions View Details

Dec 21

Population Health for Children with Diabetes

Clinical

44% Relative Decrease in LOS for Patients with DKA View Details

Dec 21

Diabetes Self-Management Education

Clinical

70% Of Patients had a Visit with a Certified Diabetic Educator View Details

Dec 21

Improving Diabetes Care in the Clinic

Clinical

80% Greater than 80% screening percentages View Details

Dec 20

Integrated Care Management Program

Clinical

20% Lower Hospitalization Rate per 1,000 Patients View Details

Dec 09

Care Management Program

Clinical

22% Lower Rates of Hospitalization View Details

Nov 02

Reducing Sepsis Mortality

Clinical

5.8% Reduction in Sepsis Mortality – Translating to 26 Lives Saved in One Year View Details

Oct 27

ICU Avoidance

Clinical

636 Days Additional ICU Availability View Details

Oct 25

Nurse-Driven Protocol: Post Op Afib

Clinical

2 Day Reduction in ICU LOS View Details

Oct 20

PCI Bleeding Risk Assessment

Clinical

5.3% Point Reduction in Complication Rate View Details

Sep 09

Service Line Approach to Women's Health

Clinical

34% Reduction in Open Hysterectomies View Details

Aug 18

Population Health in New Ulm

Clinical

86% with BP in Recommended Range View Details

Jun 27

Reducing HAC Rates

Clinical

30% Reduction in Overall HACs View Details

Jun 16

Standardizing Care for Women

Clinical

63% Reduction in Episiotomy Rate View Details

Apr 14

Transitional Rehabilitation

Clinical

$3.2M Saved Over Year Period View Details

Apr 07

Post Stroke Care Strategy

Clinical

14 Fewer Deaths in First 6 Mos. After Discharge View Details

Mar 10

Comprehensive Rehabilitation

Clinical

53% Reduction in ED Visits View Details

Jan 25

Quality Improvement Methodology

Clinical

Agile Methodology Drives Improvement View Details

Jan 25

CEO Perspective on Improvement

Clinical

16 Lives Saved in Sepsis Improvement Project View Details

Jan 25

Sepsis Improvement

Clinical

1 Day Reduction in ICU LOS View Details

Jan 22

VTE Care and Prevention

Clinical

19% Increased VTE Bundle Compliance Rate View Details

Jan 21

Evidence-Based Decision Making

Clinical

19 Systemwide Approved Guidelines Developed View Details

Dec 03

Improving Pneumonia Outcomes

Clinical

28% Reduction in Pneumonia Mortality Rate View Details

Nov 12

Improving Spine Care

Clinical

3.6% Reduction in Post-Op Complications View Details

Nov 09

Reducing Heart Failure Readmissions

Clinical

3 Percentage Point Reduction in HF Readmission Rates View Details

Oct 15

Using Clinical Collaboratives

Clinical

$100M Cost Reduction Contribution View Details

Sep 21

Improving Labor and Delivery Care

Clinical

0 Early Elective Delivery Rate Sustained View Details

Jul 30

Cardiovascular Collaborative

Clinical

Accepted into ACC Patient Navigator Program View Details

Jun 25

Lowering Sepsis Mortality and LOS

Clinical

3 Percentage Point Decrease in Sepsis Mortality Rate View Details

May 21

Reducing Preventable HACs

Clinical

35% Decrease in HACs View Details

Feb 19

Population Health Management

Clinical

28% Increased Compliance Rates View Details

Jan 08

Palliative Care

Clinical

16000 Patient Care Plans Completed View Details

Oct 24

Heart Failure Readmission Rates

Clinical

29% Reduced 30-Day HF Readmissions View Details

Sep 09

Heart Failure Readmissions

Clinical

270% Increase in Follow-up Documentation View Details

Sep 05

Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding

Clinical

21% Increase in Breast Milk Feeding Rates View Details

Aug 13

Reducing Elective Deliveries

Clinical

75% Reduction in Elective Deliveries View Details

Aug 08

Lowering C-Section Rates

Clinical

Developed Baselines for C-section Rates View Details

Jun 13

Improving Appendectomy Care

Clinical

36% Reduced Postoperative LOS View Details

Apr 10

TJC Pernatal Core Measures

Clinical

Reduced Time Examing Charts View Details

Mar 14

Population Health Management Analytics

Clinical

75% Reduction Patient Navigator Reporting View Details

Feb 27

Improving Sepsis Outcomes

Clinical

80% Increase in Nurse Assessment Compliance View Details

Nov 25

Measuring Spinal Surgery Outcomes

Clinical

Developed Platform to Measure Spine Surgery Outcomes View Details

Oct 31

Reducing CAUTI Costs

Clinical

50% Reduction CAUTI Surveillance Activities View Details

Oct 21

Cancer Care Delivery System

Clinical

450% Increase in Documentation View Details

Sep 30

Reducing Waste in Asthma Care

Clinical

49% Decrease in Unnecessary Chest X-Ray Orders View Details

Sep 30

Population Registries

Clinical

85% Faster Development of Improvement Projects View Details

Jul 18

Reducing IP Surveillance Waste

Clinical

90% Reduction in Surveillance Waste View Details

May 10

Reducing Sepsis Mortality

Clinical

22% Avg. Reduction in Septicemia Mortality Rates View Details

Dec 13

Improving Employee Health Benefits

Operations, Financial & Workflow

>20% Reduction in healthcare spending while increasing the overall benefits offered to team members View Details

Dec 11

Transforming Healthcare Quality

Operations, Financial & Workflow

31% Of complications avoided for patients undergoing spine surgery View Details

Nov 15

Reducing Clinical Variation

Operations, Financial & Workflow

$1.75M+ Reduction in variable costs due to the deployment of interventions in sepsis alerts, order sets, and other clinical decision support tools View Details

Nov 13

Accounting Closing Process Improvements

Operations, Financial & Workflow

50% Reduction in month-end close cycle View Details

Nov 01

Outcomes Improvement Readiness

Operations, Financial & Workflow

Identifying competency levels and providing a clear direction for improvement efforts View Details

Oct 11

Improving PMPM Rate Setting

Operations, Financial & Workflow

Timeliness of rate-setting utilization data improved from two years to just a few months. View Details

Oct 04

ML Improves Service Line Reporting

Operations, Financial & Workflow

$1M Saved annually due to the ability to avoid additional labor costs that would be required to perform dual coding efforts View Details

May 15

ACO Measures Performance

Operations, Financial & Workflow

90th Percentile performance achieved for tobacco screening and cessation plan View Details

Mar 23

Reducing Hospital Readmission Rates

Operations, Financial & Workflow

14.5% Relative reduction in 30-day all-cause readmission rate View Details

Mar 08

HCC Coding Improvements

Operations, Financial & Workflow

10% Increase in risk adjustment factor (RAF) View Details

Mar 15

Practice Intelligence Improvements

Operations, Financial & Workflow

90% Improvement in using data to identify improvement opportunities View Details

Mar 01

Measuring and Improving Clinical Value

Operations, Financial & Workflow

$30M+ In cost savings realized through measuring and reducing unwarranted clinical variation View Details

Feb 15

Activity-Based Costing

Operations, Financial & Workflow

$3M in cost savings/cost avoidance View Details

Jan 25

Improving DNFB Rate

Operations, Financial & Workflow

66.7% Reduction in DNFB dollars View Details

Jan 18

Machine Learning Improves Readmission Risk Assessment

Operations, Financial & Workflow

78% Estimated accuracy for readmission risk predictor View Details

Dec 20

At-Risk Contract Strategies

Operations, Financial & Workflow

Integrating claims to identify cost reduction opportunities View Details

Dec 14

Reducing Claims Denials

Operations, Financial & Workflow

$3M Recurring benefit View Details

Nov 30

Care Management Sprint to Value

Operations, Financial & Workflow

<60 Days care management analytics time to value View Details

Nov 14

Blood Conservation Program

Operations, Financial & Workflow

$3.2M Saved annually View Details

Oct 26

Quality Improvement Redesign

Operations, Financial & Workflow

35% Relative reduction in healthcare facility acquired infections per patient day View Details

Nov 09

Uncovering Cost Savings

Operations, Financial & Workflow

~$33M in potential cost savings identified View Details

Oct 05

Faster Revenue Capture

Operations, Financial & Workflow

14% Improvement in completed physician encounters, resulting in faster revenue capture. View Details

Sep 29

Patient-Reported Outcomes

Operations, Financial & Workflow

~300,000 Patient outcome questionnaires completed, helping facilitate shared decision making View Details

Sep 26

Improving Care Through Disease-Specific Registry

Operations, Financial & Workflow

21 Minute reduction (per patient) in physician time spent searching for data View Details

Sep 22

Improving the Provider Experience

Operations, Financial & Workflow

85% Physician satisfaction View Details

Aug 18

Improving the ED Patient Experience

Operations, Financial & Workflow

3x Improvement in patient ranking of overall quality of care and provider communication View Details

Aug 16

ED Patient Registration Improvements

Operations, Financial & Workflow

70% Relative reduction in the time to complete registration, with current performance under one minute View Details

Aug 10

Reducing LWBS Rates

Operations, Financial & Workflow

89% Relative reduction in the rate of patients who left without being seen (LWBS) View Details

Jun 30

Readiness Assessment: Driving Organizational Improvements

Operations, Financial & Workflow

Implemented interventions to improve readiness for change View Details

Jun 27

Clinical Data Abstraction Improvements

Operations, Financial & Workflow

76% Relative improvement in time to data availability View Details

Jun 23

Denial Management Improvements

Operations, Financial & Workflow

$14.99M Reduction in denials and avoidable write-offs View Details

Jun 20

Improving Physician Compensation Visibility

Operations, Financial & Workflow

1,560 Hours saved to calculate the data View Details

Apr 12

Shared Governance Generates Outcomes Improvement

Operations, Financial & Workflow

Prioritized, resourced, and aligned systemwide outcomes goals View Details

Mar 30

Improving High-Risk Maternal Care

Operations, Financial & Workflow

20% Increase Available Ultrasound Appointments View Details

Jan 25

Data-Driven Clinical Documentation Improvement Program

Operations, Financial & Workflow

12.1% Improvement in CV Surgical Cardiology CC/MCC Capture Rate View Details

Dec 23

Pay for Value Programs

Operations, Financial & Workflow

100% Achieved 100% of all at risk dollars View Details

Dec 07

Improving the Inpatient Admission Process

Operations, Financial & Workflow

55% Reduction in Average Inpatient Admission Time View Details

Dec 02

Culture of Continuous Improvement

Operations, Financial & Workflow

32% Reduction in Sepsis Mortality Rates View Details

Nov 04

Prioritizing Healthcare Analytics Investments

Operations, Financial & Workflow

80% Projects Meet/Exceed Targets View Details

Oct 18

Improving Cardiovascular Care

Operations, Financial & Workflow

$75M Accumulated Savings/Revenue View Details

Sep 01

Activity-Based Costing Reveal True Cost of Care

Operations, Financial & Workflow

$42M of Cost Reduction Opportunities View Details

Aug 25

Reducing Unwanted Clinical Variation and Demonstrating ROI

Operations, Financial & Workflow

$15M Reduction in Total Variable Direct Costs View Details

Jun 29

Patient Satisfaction Transparency

Operations, Financial & Workflow

98% Comment Acceptance Rate View Details

Jun 23

Patient-Centered LOS Reduction

Operations, Financial & Workflow

7.8% Reduction in Avg. LOS View Details

Jun 22

How to Improve DNFB

Operations, Financial & Workflow

44.4% Improvement in Deliquency Rate View Details

May 12

Care Model Support

Operations, Financial & Workflow

30% Reduction in Hospitalizations View Details

May 06

Systemwide Readmissions

Operations, Financial & Workflow

10.3% Overall Reduced PPRs View Details

Apr 26

Diabetes Care Improvement ROI

Operations, Financial & Workflow

53% Return on Investment View Details

Mar 24

Triple Aim Savings

Operations, Financial & Workflow

$125M Total Financial Improvement View Details

Feb 10

Length of Stay

Operations, Financial & Workflow

$13.4M Saved in Direct Operating Expenses View Details

Oct 29

Data-Driven Healthcare

Operations, Financial & Workflow

75% Increase in Operational Efficiency View Details

Oct 22

Managing Costs in At-Risk Environment

Operations, Financial & Workflow

20+ Mutually Exclusive Clinical Groupers Customized View Details

Oct 08

Episode Based Data Improves Care

Operations, Financial & Workflow

48 Standardized Episodes of Care Accessible View Details

Oct 01

Managing At-Risk Populations

Operations, Financial & Workflow

Developed Strategic PHM Framework View Details

Sep 03

Data-Driven Financial Transparency

Operations, Financial & Workflow

$12M Labor Operational Savings View Details

Jul 23

Data Governance Improves Outcomes

Operations, Financial & Workflow

70+ Standardized Data Definition Approvals View Details

Jun 11

Effective Practice Mangement

Operations, Financial & Workflow

$20M Savings in Physicians Services Operations View Details

Jun 11

Operational Improvement Savings

Operations, Financial & Workflow

$74M Operational Improvements View Details

Jun 11

Improving Provider Productivity

Operations, Financial & Workflow

15% Increased Provider Productivity View Details

May 21

Enhanced Revenue Cycle Management

Operations, Financial & Workflow

99% Improvement in Time to Access Data View Details

May 14

PQRS Submissions

Operations, Financial & Workflow

4% PQRS Penalty Avoided View Details

Apr 16

OR Analytic Driven Improvements

Operations, Financial & Workflow

85% Reduced Reporting Hours View Details

Feb 18

Patient Satisfaction Data Integration

Operations, Financial & Workflow

15% Reduction in Custom Reporting Requests View Details

Feb 05

Clinical and Operational Analytics

Operations, Financial & Workflow

98% Improvement in Q&A Speed View Details

Jan 22

Healthcare Revenue Cycle

Operations, Financial & Workflow

400K Annual Operational Savings View Details

Dec 04

Automating Patient Satisfaction Data

Operations, Financial & Workflow

Automated Patient Satisfaction Dashboard View Details

Dec 23

Professional Billing Charge Capture

Operations, Financial & Workflow

25% Imporvement in Coder Efficiency View Details

Dec 03

Streamlining Radiology

Operations, Financial & Workflow

$400 K Savings with Automated Report View Details

Aug 29

Healthcare Labor Costs

Operations, Financial & Workflow

66% Increase in Speed of Data Availability View Details

Jul 26

Population Health Data and Reporting

Operations, Financial & Workflow

48 Analytical Healthcare Measurements Established View Details

Nov 27

Implementing an Advanced Analytics Team

Data Warehouse & Analytics Platform

Ability to answer previously elusive key strategic questions, resulting in new clinical, operational, and financial insights View Details

Aug 01

Improving Performance on ACO Measures

Data Warehouse & Analytics Platform

29% Improvement in the number of patients receiving colorectal cancer screening View Details

Jun 27

Integrated Data Enables a Single Source of Truth

Data Warehouse & Analytics Platform

6,120 Queries of the analytics platform each month View Details

Jun 22

Integrated Healthcare Data

Data Warehouse & Analytics Platform

10 Data sources loaded into the platform in just under six months View Details

May 11

Expanding Analytics Adoption

Data Warehouse & Analytics Platform

243% Increase in User Base View Details

Apr 05

Faster Data Acquisition

Data Warehouse & Analytics Platform

245 Fewer Days to Integrate System Data View Details

Aug 11

Improving Performance on ACO MSSP Metrics

Data Warehouse & Analytics Platform

23,000 More Patients Received Recommended Treatment or Screenings View Details

Jun 24

Evidence-Based Results

Data Warehouse & Analytics Platform

28.5% Reduction in Mortality View Details

Jun 14

Turning Data into Actionable Insights

Data Warehouse & Analytics Platform

70% Improvement in Operational Efficiency View Details

Apr 28

Sepsis Data Access

Data Warehouse & Analytics Platform

97% Reduction in Manual Data Collection View Details

Aug 27

Patient ID Matching

Data Warehouse & Analytics Platform

96 - 99% High-Risk Patient Matching Rate View Details

Aug 20

Delivering Value with an EDW

Data Warehouse & Analytics Platform

15 - 20% Increase in Database Queries View Details

Aug 13

EDW Foundation for Analytics

Data Warehouse & Analytics Platform

27K Data Elements Incorporated View Details

Apr 30

Improving Performance with Analytics

Data Warehouse & Analytics Platform

$9 - 12M Perfomance Improvement/Cost Avoidance View Details

Oct 31

Executive Healthcare Dashboard

Data Warehouse & Analytics Platform

25% Increased Metrics Automation View Details

Aug 22

Integrating an EHR into an EDW

Data Warehouse & Analytics Platform

77 Days Developed EHR System Data Mart View Details

Jul 07

To Build or Buy an EDW

Data Warehouse & Analytics Platform

54 Days Launched EDW Platform View Details

Sep 27

Reducing Reporting Costs with EDW

Data Warehouse & Analytics Platform

67% Avg. Labor Cost Savings View Details

May 10

EDW and Clinical Improvement

Data Warehouse & Analytics Platform

Improved Analytics for Variety of Metrics View Details

May 10

Launching a Data Warehouse

Data Warehouse & Analytics Platform

2.5 Years Saved With Data Model Architecture Approach View Details