HRET Network Saves $202M, Improves Care for 69,000 Patients

The more than 1,500 member hospitals of the American Hospital Association's hospital engagement network, the Health Research & Educational Trust, have announced a two-year savings of $202 million for 69,000 patients, according to the AHA report.

Other improvements include reductions in:

  • Early elective deliveries (57 percent)
  • Ventilator-associated pneumonia (34 percent)
  • Pressure ulcers (26 percent)
  • Central line-associated blood stream infections in intensive care (23 percent)
  • Avoidable heart failure readmissions (13 percent)

The program is part of the CMS Partnership for Patients program, according to a news release.

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