Annual Inpatient Admissions at a 450-bed hospital | 20,000 | |
Reduction of adverse events per 100 admissions2 | 1.5 | |
Annual number of adverse events prevented | 300 | |
Annual Avoidable Costs Range | Cost Per Event | Annual Costs Avoided |
Low3 | $5,000 | $1.5M |
Medium4 | $12,000 | $3.6M |
High4 | $27,000 | $8.1M |
Annual Malpractice Costs | $10.0M |
% of Malpractice Claims associated with a communication error1 | 49% |
% of communication errors that include a handoff error1 | 40% |
% of claims reduced through the use of tools such as I-PASS1 | 77% |
% of claims potentially avoidable | 15% |
Relative cost of a handoff related claims to all malpractice claims1 | 179% |
% of malpractice costs potential avoidable using a tool such as I-PASS | 27% |
Annual value of malpractice claims potentially avoided | $2.7 |
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Est. Cost of Adverse Events1 | $5,000 | $12,000 | $27,000 |
Hospital Admissions/year | Hospital Savings over 3 years | ||
10,000 | $2.2M | $5.4M | $12.1M |
25,000 | $5.6M | $13.5M | $30.3M |
50,000 | $11.2M | $27.0M | $60.7M |
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