The reduction of health care expenses continues to be a major challenge for the economy and society of the United States and other nations. This study focused on a major source of health care expenses, inpatient hospi...The reduction of health care expenses continues to be a major challenge for the economy and society of the United States and other nations. This study focused on a major source of health care expenses, inpatient hospitals, at the community level. It was based on the assumption that fewer inpatient hospital admissions per population contribute to lower health care costs. The study demonstrated that the hospitals of Syracuse, New York have generated fewer inpatient admissions and discharges than those of other New York State metropolitan areas per population. It suggested that the application of utilization rates for inpatient hospitalization in Syracuse to some other New York State areas could result in substantial savings. Between 2016 and 2017, the hospital discharge rates in Syracuse were 1.6 - 3.1 percentage points lower than those of Albany, 2.2 - 5.0 percentage points lower than those of Rochester, 4.1 - 4.9 lower than those of New York City, 5.4 - 8.2 percentage points lower than those of Buffalo, and 17.2 - 18.3 percentage points lower than those of Utica. The study suggested that the conservative hospitalization rates in Syracuse were developed and sustained over long periods of time through the use of ambulatory surgery, reduction of admissions through hospital emergency departments, and limitation of the inpatient bed supply. This was a lengthy process that resulted in a conservative hospital admission pattern. The study demonstrated, more recently, that specific programs such as the reduction of inpatient hospital readmissions and hospital lengths of stay have supported additional reductions of hospital and related utilization in Syracuse.展开更多
This study described Subacute and Complex Care Programs developed by the Syracuse hospitals to reduce the expenses of extended hospital stays. They focused on the movement of patients for services such as dialysis and...This study described Subacute and Complex Care Programs developed by the Syracuse hospitals to reduce the expenses of extended hospital stays. They focused on the movement of patients for services such as dialysis and complex care. These programs involved costs of approximately $7100 to $10,600 per patient compared with $12,600 to $25,000 per patient for extended stays in hospitals. The study also suggested that substantial savings were generated in the service area of the Syracuse hospitals by reducing inpatient adult medicine and adult surgery hospital rates. The annual savings for these services were substantial, $4,600,000 for 2017 when compared with 2011.展开更多
文摘The reduction of health care expenses continues to be a major challenge for the economy and society of the United States and other nations. This study focused on a major source of health care expenses, inpatient hospitals, at the community level. It was based on the assumption that fewer inpatient hospital admissions per population contribute to lower health care costs. The study demonstrated that the hospitals of Syracuse, New York have generated fewer inpatient admissions and discharges than those of other New York State metropolitan areas per population. It suggested that the application of utilization rates for inpatient hospitalization in Syracuse to some other New York State areas could result in substantial savings. Between 2016 and 2017, the hospital discharge rates in Syracuse were 1.6 - 3.1 percentage points lower than those of Albany, 2.2 - 5.0 percentage points lower than those of Rochester, 4.1 - 4.9 lower than those of New York City, 5.4 - 8.2 percentage points lower than those of Buffalo, and 17.2 - 18.3 percentage points lower than those of Utica. The study suggested that the conservative hospitalization rates in Syracuse were developed and sustained over long periods of time through the use of ambulatory surgery, reduction of admissions through hospital emergency departments, and limitation of the inpatient bed supply. This was a lengthy process that resulted in a conservative hospital admission pattern. The study demonstrated, more recently, that specific programs such as the reduction of inpatient hospital readmissions and hospital lengths of stay have supported additional reductions of hospital and related utilization in Syracuse.
文摘This study described Subacute and Complex Care Programs developed by the Syracuse hospitals to reduce the expenses of extended hospital stays. They focused on the movement of patients for services such as dialysis and complex care. These programs involved costs of approximately $7100 to $10,600 per patient compared with $12,600 to $25,000 per patient for extended stays in hospitals. The study also suggested that substantial savings were generated in the service area of the Syracuse hospitals by reducing inpatient adult medicine and adult surgery hospital rates. The annual savings for these services were substantial, $4,600,000 for 2017 when compared with 2011.
