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Author: TomSmith [CAPC/PCLC Faculty]
Date: Oct 4, 2007 6:49 pm
I have to answer to the health system administration. Metrics they find important:
1. ICU bed days saved, or offloaded, and attestation from ICU staff that we do indeed open beds for them. We always respond right away.
2. Breaking even on the unit finances.
3. Showing $900K cost avoidance.
4. Number of grants, dollars, publications.
5. # patients seen, bed census/beds available in unit, thank you notes. Stories are important.

Symptom scores are not so useful, since they assume care is excellent.

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Re:Re:Performance Improvement (by Sally on 10/05/2007)
I have looked at costs savings by determining pts wishes and avoiding unwanted and expensive procedures (codes, feeding tubes). I compare the cost before and after palliative care and see that there is a significant amount of savings per day per pt. I have sent thank you letters to referring physicians sharing specifics about what palliative care was able to do for their pt. I would be interested in writing a grant to train nurses and physicians in our hospital system. Does any one know of any grants available?

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