Presbyterian St Luke's (PSL)

Setting: 27 bed medical telemetry unit

Timeframe: 21 months pre- and 21 months post-SIBR implementation

Control data: all other hospitalist groups in a 6-hospital system

Summary: Sustained, clinically significant improvements in LOS while reducing the average cost per case. Evidence suggests these improvements were causally related to implementation of the SIBR.

“Adopters can expect to see broad quality, safety, and process improvements.”