This is up from the $98 million saved through care improvements in 2011, according to the report.
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Savings accrued from both short- and long-term improvements in key hospital-acquired conditions, errors and unnecessary care, including:
- A 75 percent decrease in catheter-associated urinary tract infections (January 2012 through August 2013).
- A 50 percent decrease in central line-associated bloodstream infections (2004 through 2012).
- A 60 percent decrease in ventilator-associated pneumonia (2004 through 2012).
- A 37.5 percent decrease in pressure ulcers (2012 through 2013).
- A 35 percent decrease in patients leaving an emergency department without being seen (2010 through 2013).
The MHA Keystone Association also presented a January 2013 analysis of factors contributing to patient safety incidents, which were “other” (50.7 percent), environment (13.85 percent), human factors (12.18 percent), policies and procedures (5.37 percent), equipment/device, communication, staff qualifications and data (all between 3.5 and 4.83 percent) and supervision/support (0.25 percent).
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