How PHSK's CEO Uses Outcomes Reporting
Posted on Tue, Jan 10, 2012
Many providers are in the process of understanding the impact that accountable care will have in the regions in which they operate. Technology is a key strategy for driving high-quality care at Presbyterian Homes & Services of Kentucky (PHSK), and a partnership with American HealthTech is core to operations across the enterprise.
Outcomes Reporting: A Welcome Detective Tool
“The day AHT released outcomes reporting,” Paula Alford, Clinical Systems Administrator, recalled, “our CEO asked me for Medicare admissions and discharge reports. In the past, I’d have done them by hand. AHT’s outcomes reports gave me exactly what our CEO needed in just a few seconds, and saved me hours of work.”
Alford explained “Our CEO is using them to see how reimbursement changes might impact us. He wants to track discharges and why. He’s wondering…could we have kept them and prevented the readmit?” Increased awareness with outcomes reporting is helping PHSK target quality improvement programs.
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