ST.
PAUL, Minn., Nov. 17,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 3M
Health Information Systems (HIS) today announced the rollout of its
new methodology, 3M™ Ambulatory Potentially Preventable
Complications (3M AM-PPCs)
software, developed to address patient safety and quality oversight
for procedures performed in hospital outpatient departments or
ambulatory surgery centers.
Unlike the inpatient setting, the outpatient environment has a
less mature patient safety measurement system. As the scope, volume
and complexity of procedures conducted in ambulatory settings
expand, the need for a comprehensive approach to identify and trend
adverse events also increases. The new 3M AM-PPCs software uses sophisticated grouping
logic and allows providers and payers to identify and analyze
complications in outpatient settings by specific procedures,
service lines, providers, and facilities. National benchmarks
are also included. These robust drill-down data analysis
capabilities can provide insights on patient safety areas with the
greatest opportunities for quality and excess cost improvements in
outpatient settings.
"3M AM-PPCs can help payers and
providers develop interventions to reduce preventable
complications, improve care in ambulatory settings, and establish
targeted incentives to guide outcomes-based payment," said Dr.
Sandeep Wadhwa, 3M HIS global chief medical officer. "This new
software can also facilitate easy and accurate reporting of
ambulatory complications for public report cards and quality
improvement efforts by providing a fair, age-adjusted basis for
comparing service lines, hospital outpatient procedures and
ambulatory surgery centers."
Complications not only impact quality of care, but also directly
impact resource utilization and contribute to potentially avoidable
health care costs. They are associated with excess follow-up
visits, emergency department visits and inpatient admissions, and
can affect patient safety, satisfaction, and emotional health.
Although not all complications are preventable, excessive
complications can be reduced if they are clearly identified and
addressed. Likewise, the solution also identifies providers and
sites of excellence with lower-than-expected complications from
whom best practices and recognition can follow.
"Patient safety is a priority for all health care organizations.
As the trend toward ambulatory care delivery continues to grow, the
need to promote safety and efficiency in this setting will also
continue to grow. Our preliminary analysis of more than 11 million
at-risk ambulatory procedures indicates complication rates may be
as high as 10 percent for certain procedures, with significant
variation by hospital outpatient departments, which suggests there
is room for improvement in the quality of care being delivered,"
said Dr. Wadhwa.
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