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The Role of CLABSI in Dialysis vs. Non-Dialysis Patients and Its Impact on Quality Measures Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSIs) are a critical issue in healthcare, particularly among dialysis patients who are at higher risk due to the frequent use of central venous catheters (CVCs), compared to non-dialysis patients where CLABSIs typically occur during critical care or prolonged hospital stays. Managing CLABSI is vital for hospitals as it impacts key quality programs like the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (HACRP), CMS Star Ratings, and Value-Based Purchasing (VBP), with high infection rates leading to financial penalties and reduced Medicare reimbursements. Hospitals must implement stringent infection control measures, such as antimicrobial-impregnated catheters and improved catheter care protocols, especially for dialysis patients. https://lnkd.in/gsi3YAA6 #CLABSI #DialysisCare #InfectionPrevention #PatientSafety #HealthcareQuality #HACRP #CMSStarRatings #ValueBasedCare #HospitalPerformance #InfectionControl #HealthcareOutcomes #HealthcareStrategy

How CMS Star Rating Measures and Commercial Payor Hospital Payor Quality Programs Overlap The overlap between CMS Star Ratings and commercial payor quality programs, such as those from Cigna, Anthem, and Blue ACOs, underscores the importance of focusing on shared metrics like readmissions, safety, and patient experience to optimize performance across multiple payor contracts. Dexur aids hospitals in navigating these complexities by offering a unified platform for tracking quality measures, AI-driven predictive analytics, tailored recommendations, comprehensive reporting, and real-time monitoring, enabling hospitals to align their quality improvement strategies and achieve success across both CMS and commercial payor programs. https://lnkd.in/gifRVJvQ #CMSStarRating #HealthcareQuality #PayorPrograms #CommercialPayors #HospitalPerformance #Readmissions #PatientSafety #PatientExperience #ValueBasedCare #HealthcareAnalytics #QualityImprovement #HealthcareStrategy #ACO

The Importance of Distinguishing Hospital-Onset vs. Community-Onset MRSA and C. diff Accurately distinguishing between hospital-onset and community-onset MRSA and C. diff infections is crucial for healthcare providers to protect patient safety, maintain financial performance, and uphold their reputation. This differentiation is vital for ensuring accurate HAI attribution, which directly impacts key metrics tied to the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (HACRP), Value-Based Purchasing (VBP), CMS Star Ratings, and other commercial payor programs. By identifying these infections at admission, hospitals can implement targeted prevention strategies, improve treatment plans, and avoid unnecessary penalties, ultimately leading to better patient outcomes and regulatory compliance. Dexur's advanced analytics platform further supports this effort by providing detailed insights into infection trends and helping hospitals optimize their infection prevention strategies to enhance performance on these critical metrics. https://lnkd.in/grDahZD8 #MRSA #CDiff #HospitalOnset #CommunityOnset #InfectionPrevention #PatientSafety #HAI #HACRP #ValueBasedCare #CMSStarRatings #HealthcareCompliance #HospitalPerformance #HealthcareAnalytics #InfectionControl #HealthcareOutcomes

Questions CEOs Should Ask Their Quality Teams to Drive Hospital Performance CEOs must engage deeply with their quality teams by asking targeted questions that delve into historical performance, future trajectories, improvement plans, execution strategies, and organization-wide challenges. These inquiries help ensure that hospitals are aligned with external standards, accurately track their progress, and effectively target areas for improvement. Dexur supports this process by providing advanced analytics, predictive tools, and comprehensive data integration, enabling hospitals to bridge gaps in internal and external data, benchmark performance, track interventions, and align all staff with the organization's quality goals, ultimately driving better outcomes and sustained success. https://lnkd.in/gAKVqXHp #HospitalPerformance #HealthcareLeadership #QualityImprovement #HealthcareStrategy #CEOsInHealthcare #PatientOutcomes #DataDrivenCare #HospitalManagement #HealthcareAnalytics #PredictiveTools #BenchmarkingPerformance #QualityMetrics #ContinuousImprovement

Understanding the Impact of Line Days on CLABSI and CAUTI Rates Line days, which measure the duration that central lines or urinary catheters remain in place, are directly linked to the risk of infections such as CLABSI and CAUTI, with prolonged line days increasing infection rates. Unnecessarily high line days often result from delays in transitioning care, inadequate daily assessments, lack of standardized removal protocols, infrequent audits, poor communication among care teams, and insufficient training. Dexur’s Infection Prevention Module, integrated within its unified quality, safety, and risk platform, addresses these challenges by providing hospitals with advanced analytics to track, audit, and trend line days, ultimately reducing infection rates and improving patient safety. https://lnkd.in/gHZZwnfY #CLABSI #CAUTI #InfectionPrevention #LineDays #PatientSafety #HealthcareQuality #HospitalInfections #InfectionControl #CareTransition #RiskReduction #HealthcareAudits #PatientOutcomes

How Well Do You Know Your Hospital's Readmissions Metrics? Take the Challenge! Understanding your hospital's readmission metrics is crucial for enhancing patient care and performance. This article challenges healthcare professionals with key questions about readmissions, including readmissions to your hospital versus any hospital, observed versus risk-adjusted readmissions, the proportion of patients readmitted via the ED, length of stay during readmissions, post-discharge readmission timing, top risk factors, and setting strategic goals to reach the top 90th percentile. Engage with these questions and email your answers to dexur@dexur.com with your hospital name to receive personalized insights and actionable guidance from Dexur. https://lnkd.in/gFCW2UbW #HospitalReadmissions #PatientCare #HealthcareMetrics #ReadmissionRates #RiskAdjustedMetrics #HospitalPerformance #EDReadmissions #HealthcareChallenge #PatientOutcomes #DataDrivenCare #HealthcareStrategy #HospitalManagement #ReadmissionPrevention #ValueBasedCare

Understanding the Nuances of HCAHPS Measure Scores: Top Box Scores vs. Linear Mean Scores Understanding the nuances between HCAHPS top box scores and linear mean scores is crucial for improving patient experience and healthcare performance. Top box scores reflect the percentage of patients who select the most favorable responses, such as "Always," and are used in programs like VBP and Leapfrog. In contrast, linear mean scores, which consider all response categories and are converted into question-specific star ratings for CMS Star Ratings, provide a more detailed picture by accounting for negative responses like "Never" and "Sometimes." Dexur's advanced cohort-based analytics platform aids hospitals by digging deeper into these lower-performing scores through AI-enabled risk factor identification and detailed segment analysis. This helps in understanding underlying issues and implementing targeted interventions, offering real-time monitoring and access to best practices to enhance patient satisfaction and improve both top box and linear mean scores. https://lnkd.in/gb8CspXw #HCAHPS #PatientExperience #LinearMeanScores #HealthcareQuality #PatientSatisfaction #CMSStarRatings #ValueBasedCare #HealthcareAnalytics #HospitalPerformance #RiskFactorAnalysis #HealthcareBestPractices #PatientCareImprovement

How Well Do You Know Your Hospital's Mortality Metrics? Take the Challenge! Understanding your hospital's mortality metrics is crucial for improving patient outcomes and care quality. This article invites healthcare professionals to engage with six key questions about mortality measures, including in-hospital vs. out-of-hospital mortality, observed vs. risk-adjusted mortality, hospice interactions, post-discharge mortality periods, top risk factors, and setting strategic goals. By participating in this interactive challenge, hospitals can gain personalized insights from Dexur to better analyze and enhance their mortality performance. Submit your answers to dexur@dexur.com with your hospital name for tailored feedback and actionable guidance. https://lnkd.in/g3Cb_Wtt #HospitalMortality #PatientOutcomes #HealthcareQuality #MortalityMetrics #RiskAdjustedMortality #HealthcareChallenge #HospiceCare #PostDischargeCare #HealthcareInsights #HealthcareStrategy #PatientSafety #HospitalPerformance

The Post Index Hospital Stay KPI Metrics that Matter in Managing Your Episode Costs Effective management of episode costs is essential within frameworks like MSPB, ACO, and the CMS Teams model, focusing on value-based care. Key metrics in this context include discharge scenarios, initial and subsequent post-discharge interaction costs, readmission rates, and rehospitalization costs. Lower SNF discharge rates and higher home discharges are preferable due to cost efficiency. Dexur's advanced analytics and AI-driven technology enable hospitals to monitor these metrics, optimize discharge planning, and manage post-discharge interactions, ultimately reducing episode costs and enhancing patient outcomes. https://lnkd.in/gRxE-Nhj #ValueBasedCare #EpisodeCostManagement #HealthcareMetrics #PostDischargeCare #HospitalDischarge #ReadmissionRates #Rehospitalization #SNFDischarges #HomeDischarge #HealthcareAnalytics #CostEfficiency #ACOs #MSPB

Dexur achieved a 99% predictive accuracy in its 2024 CMS Star Ratings, accurately forecasting ratings for 2,680 out of 2,707 hospitals. The predictions and group summary scores are publicly available on Dexur.com, allowing hospitals to review and validate their ratings. Dexur's commitment to transparency includes making its predictions accessible and comparing them with the actual CMS released data from July 31, 2024. https://lnkd.in/gaRx99xW #CMSStarRatings #PredictiveAnalytics #HealthcareData #HospitalRatings #HealthcareQuality #DataAccuracy #HospitalPerformance #QualityCare #CMS2024