Sickle Cell

Get insight on a difficult medical condition to manage.

Our solution provides a health network with a broad picture of the management of the Sickle Cell disease population. Including insights into how well patients are receiving care for acute inpatient admissions for Sickle Cell crisis, Pain Management/Opioid Management, Patient Education, Length of Stay, Readmissions, Mortality, and Utilization of Hospital Services.

There are several metrics that comprise the Sickle Cell Management solution. They are made up of overall, process, and medication metrics utilized to improve patient care.

Overall

Length of Stay (LOS vs GMLOS)
Mortality
Readmissions
Discharge Dispositions

Process Measures

Order Set Utilization
Case Management Consult Ordered
Discharge Instruction Utilization
Completed Follow Up Within 7 Days of Discharge

Medication Measures

Total IV Opioids
Patient Controlled Analgesics (PCA Utilization
Narcan Administrations
IV to Oral Opioid Transition Prior to Discharge

Process, Medication, Length of Stay, and Readmission measures help an organization realize if clinical interventions and pathways are helping to improve the overall care of a costly patient population. Appropriate patient education and pain management are paramount to keeping the Sickle Cell disease population healthy.