Wisconsin hospitals saved more than $87 million in costs between 2012 and 2014, the state’s hospital association has reported, saying the nearly 95 hospitals that worked with the association slashed a host of unnecessary costs by providing better care.
According to the Wisconsin Hospital Association, member hospitals improved the quality of care for 9,300 patients total over three years, which it claims caused millions in savings.
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For example, the WHA said hospitals saw a 43 percent drop in adverse drug events, a 15 percent drop in hospital-acquired pressure ulcers, a 17 percent drop in blood clots and a 20 percent drop in urinary tract infections related to catheter use.
Most notably, the group said member hospitals saw a 71 percent drop in blood stream infections.
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