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Saving Money Through Prescriptions
Pharmacy UBT reduced the number of high-cost prescriptions filled outside KP pharmacies and saved over $108,000 in 2021.
- When health plan members use KP pharmacies, the cost is lower for them and for the organization.
- Team members contacted Kaiser Permanente patients who filled prescriptions outside KP pharmacies and explained the benefits of ordering their medications within KP.
UBT Solves Overtime Dilemma
This inpatient nursing team decreased overtime costs by improving change-of-shift communication.
- Reducing overtime costs keeps Kaiser Permanente affordable for our members and leads to workflow efficiencies that enhance patient care.
- Standardizing change-of-shift communication
Emails Lick Stamps and Envelopes
Sending emails — rather than letters — is cheaper, faster and more convenient for our patients.
- Email provides patients with timely information about their appointments and enhances our ability to deliver safe, affordable and convenient quality care and service.
- Tracking the number of paper envelopes mailed to patients
Savings Arrive on Wheels
Emergency Department clerks saved more than $88,000 in paper and copying costs by switching to laptop computers on wheels to gather member signatures instead of paper registration forms.
- Leaving old tools behind and embracing new technology leads to savings and efficiency.
- By using laptops on wheels, the team saved $88,000 in paper records, copying, ink, paper and scanning.
Fistulas May Save a Fist Full of Dollars
Georgia’s regional nephrology team cut the time dialysis patients spent on chest catheters by 13 percent.
- Dialysis patients with a fistula in their forearm have lower infection rates than those who use chest catheters.
- Educating patients about the benefits of a fistula versus a catheter to deliver the dialysis
Teamwork Keeps Inventory in Check
在与数据专家合作确定过期药物并将其从货架上移除后,该药房团队将过期药物的成本降低了90%。
- Keeping outdated medications in stock is a waste of money and a potential safety hazard if dispensed to patients.
- Unit-based team members worked with pharmacy analysts to identify slow moving medications and monitored the inventory to avoid over-stocking them.
How to Boost Team Morale
改进的工作流程和协调能力可以帮助人手不足的遥测团队减少加班,并安排一名注册护士在休息时顶替他们,提高员工士气。
- Overtime costs can put a dent in department budgets and overworked employees are at greater risk for workplace injuries.
- Scheduling a relief RN to cover staff members on break, reducing the frequency of missed breaks
Raise Awareness to Reduce Costs
This Behavioral Health team improved care and saved $1 million by educating patients about Emergency Department use.
- 通过教育成员了解他们的护理选择,我们减少了对昂贵的外部提供者的依赖,改善了服务和获取渠道,确保患者在正确的时间获得正确的护理。
- Team members analyzed claims data for the 20 patients who had the highest number of Emergency Department visits
Costco and Goldilocks Inspire Savings
This outpatient pharmacy team saved more than $1 million in five months by increasing bulk purchasing and ordering just the right amount—no more, no less—of high-cost medications for members.
- By ordering the right amount of drugs, the pharmacy saved money and helped keep KP affordable for our members.
- Working with pharmacists to better manage the ordering of specialty drugs
Oversight Reduces Scanning Errors
This team ensured accuracy in scanned documents by educating team mates and openly learning from mistakes.
- Document errors can lead to problems with quality and service.
- In-service to demonstrate proper scanning workflow
Provide Care With Secondary Tubing
By using secondary tubing , which can be just as safe as primary tubing for many IV uses, this team saved a bunch of money.
- When not medically necessary, primary tubing is wasteful.
- Switching from primary tubing to secondary tubing, whenever appropriate
Spread the Love and Loyalty
After making outreach calls to new members before their first appointments, this team saw their service scores soar.
- A welcoming environment builds loyalty in KP.
- Teaching everyone the importance of welcoming new members