Intermountain Health Care Profiled on ABC World News for its $50 Million Cost Reduction and Quality Improvement Success
Intermountain Health Care drastically improved its quality and bottom line.
(PRWEB) November 2, 2006 -- ABC World News with Charlie Gibson profiled Intermountain Healthcare's cost reduction and quality improvement program. The story is part of a weeklong series on ABC World News called: "Prescription for Change, Fixing American Healthcare."
In the segment, Harvard trained surgeon and statistician Dr. Brent James discusses Intermountain's clinical programs, highlighting protocols that improve quality, lower costs and save lives.
The new Intermountain protocols include:
| | - Every cardiac patient receives five specific drugs
- Induced early labor for the sake of convenience is no longer allowed
- All newborns are tested for jaundice: previously 1,300 jaundiced babies were sent home each year because they appeared healthy, only to come back for intensive care
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Since the protocols were implemented, Intermountain has seen quality improve and costs reduced by $50 million.
| | - The number of newborns returning for intensive care has dropped by 70%
- The new cardiac drugs have saved 450 lives per year
- Intermountain has saved $50 million
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Intermountain's experience shows how quality improvement and cost improvement are linked.
To view the ABC World News segment, please visit the ABC News World Website.
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