Case Studies
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The Pediatric ICU reduced length of stay, the time spent on rounds every day readmissions, while improving participation on rounds, and staff & patient satisfaction.
The Gen Med unit significantly improved interprofessional communication (IPC), with staff reporting preferences for the ACU with SIBR vs. other units, and receiving fewer pages.
Two side-by-side Aged Care Units reported significant improvements in falls and nursing home placements with twice a week SIBR which matched their resource availability.
The Medical telemetry unit’s ACU & SIBR implementation significantly improved length of stay, readmissions, mortality and cost of care, while reducing catheter & foley days.
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The Pediatric ICU reduced length of stay & readmissions, while improving participation on rounds, and staff & patient satisfaction.
The Medical telemetry unit’s ACU & SIBR implementation reduced the length of stay by 0.4 days, and the 30-day readmission rate by 24.7%.
The Gen Med unit, reduced the average length of stay by 16% after SIBR implementation.
The ACE unit reduced the length of stay for patients discharging to home by 11% & for those going to a skilled-nursing facility by 28%.
To get the full picture, explore our roundup of all Length of Stay outcomes
The Medical telemetry unit’s ACU & SIBR implementation significantly reduced the cost per case, as measured by a third party software system, equating to $2.4M savings over 21 months.
The Acute Medical Unit saw a 29% ($1,200 USD) reduction in the cost of stay for patients in the 12 months post ACU & SIBR implementation.
The Gen Med unit, reduced nursing overtime by $6,300 CAD per month, while seeing improvements in throughput and clinical care measures.
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The Acute Medical Unit significantly reduced the unit’s need to escalate care through the MET/RRS, as reported by reductions in ‘calls for clinical review’.
'calls for clinical review'
The Medical telemetry unit’s ACU & SIBR implementation reduced the unit’s utilization of Foley catheters and central lines, mitigating the potential for infection occurrence.
The Aged Care Units reported significant improvements in falls for a vulnerable care population, despite only running twice weekly SIBR per resrouce contraints.
To get the full picture, explore our roundup of all Adverse Events outcomes
In Pasqua Hospital’s ACU implementation on a Gen Med unit, mortality on the ACU decreased by 27.45 percent while increasing 35.14% on the control unit.
Data from the first Accountable Care Unit showed a 52% reduction in unit mortality.
The Medical unit significantly reduced mortality (aOR of 0.58) and unexpected deaths to 0. Important lessons were learned about supporting additional rollouts.
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The ACE unit surveyed staff and found that the ACU & SIBR nurses had 24% higher job satisfaction than the control units.
Staff relations on the Gen Med unit were rated significantly higher on the ACU than the control unit.
The Gen Med unit significantly improved resident’s rating of interprofessional communication (IPC).
The Pediatric ICU saw a significant preference by residents for SIBR rounds versus traditional team rounds.
To get the full picture, explore our roundup of all Staff Satisfaction outcomes
Patient complaints on the Gen Med unit significantly reduced on the ACU after SIBR implementation.
The Pediatric ICU saw a significant increase in patient satisfaction top-box survey responses.
The Emergency Dept’s SIBR study showed an increase in patient’s scores for being ‘given enough information’.
To get the full picture, explore our roundup of all Patient Experience outcomes