As the incentive and reimbursement structures begin to shift to value-based programs, several hospitals across the country are getting a head start by trying to limit unnecessary treatments and save money in the process, according to a USA Today report.
Five hospitals within the Marriottsville, Md.-based Bon Secours Health System have started to reduce blood transfusions during heart bypass and valve replacement surgeries. Over the past three years, the health system has saved roughly $1.1 million, and it has also led to lower complication rates and lengths of stay, according to the report.
This year, Phoenix-based Banner Health has stopped providing adhesion barriers during cesarean sections, which aim to prevent scarring from pelvic and abdominal surgeries. The health system conducted its own research and found that the adhesion barriers did not make a difference, and in the process, it saved more than $1 million.
Five hospitals within the Marriottsville, Md.-based Bon Secours Health System have started to reduce blood transfusions during heart bypass and valve replacement surgeries. Over the past three years, the health system has saved roughly $1.1 million, and it has also led to lower complication rates and lengths of stay, according to the report.
This year, Phoenix-based Banner Health has stopped providing adhesion barriers during cesarean sections, which aim to prevent scarring from pelvic and abdominal surgeries. The health system conducted its own research and found that the adhesion barriers did not make a difference, and in the process, it saved more than $1 million.
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