Guideway Care Success Stories
Reduced Readmissions for Sepsis and Pneumonia
The Challenge
A large, multi-site hospital needed help managing readmission across at-risk patients. The biggest challenges were in preventing avoidable deterioration for sepsis and pneumonia patients.
Guideway’s Solution
Care guidance services were provided within a trial of 208 navigated patients to a portion of pneumonia and sepsis patients across all campuses. Disease-specific outreach included practical barrier resolution, medication adherence, patient education, monitoring, assessments, and other non-clinical interventions identified and addressed.
Results Delivered
Care Guidance reduced the readmission rate for pneumonia patients by 49% and for sepsis patients by 40%, producing a total savings of $2,850 per patient or $576K in total savings within the target population.
Readmission reduction by target condition:
Sepsis: Reduced Readmissions by 40%
Pneumonia: Reduced Readmissions by 49%
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Meeting the Patient’s Needs
A patient who was bedridden and struggling with pneumonia was told she had to schedule an in-person visit for her pulmonology follow-up appointment. After speaking with the provider’s office about the patient’s circumstances, the Care Guide rescheduled her appointment to a telehealth session. He also coordinated with the home health agency to ensure that all providers understood the patient’s condition.