AMSTERDAM, Jan. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on a
successful pilot study to demonstrate how telehealth solutions can
support connected health initiatives and better manage care
for patients with multiple chronic conditions, Royal Philips (NYSE:
PHG, AEX: PHIA) and Arizona-based
Banner Health today announced results1 showing
significant decreases in both patient healthcare costs and
hospitalization rates. As part of the overall telehealth program at
Banner, one of the largest non-profit health systems in the
country, the Intensive Ambulatory Care (IAC) pilot program treats
patients with complex medical situations due to multiple chronic
conditions. Across the nation, these types of patients generate 50
percent of overall healthcare spend2. The results of
this latest cost analysis reveal the initial benefits for
Banner by leveraging Philips' IAC program continue to improve with
significant reductions in hospitalizations, readmissions and
healthcare costs, and ultimately, improving patient outcomes
overall.
In this updated study, Philips and Banner examined
1283 patients who had at least one year pre-IAC and one
year post-IAC follow up to see the prolonged impact of the IAC
program on patient outcomes. The analysis of patient results over
the first full year of the program revealed that the IAC program
helped:
- Reduce overall costs of care by 34.5
percent. This cost saving was driven primarily by a
reduction in hospitalization rates and days in the hospital, as
well as a reduction in professional service and outpatient
costs.
- Reduce hospitalizations by 49.5 percent. Prior to
enrollment in the IAC program, there were 10.9 hospitalizations per
100 patients per month; after enrollment, the acute and long-term
hospitalization rate dropped to 5.5 hospitalizations per 100
patients per month.
- Reduce the number of days in hospital by 50
percent. Prior to enrollment, the average number of days in
the hospital was 60 days per 100 patients per month, compared to 30
days after enrollment.
- Reduce the 30-day readmission rate by 75 percent.
The 30-day readmission rate went from 20 percent prior to
enrollment to 5 percent after enrollment.
"This updated data of our telehealth program shows that we were
able to achieve even more significant cost savings and reduced
hospitalization rates by continuing to leverage Philips' powerful
telehealth solution," said Deb Dahl,
Vice President, Patient Care Innovation, Banner Health. "We have
been able to make significant improvements with our most complex
patients over long periods of time, and the results can potentially
be applied to better manage the health of other patient
populations."
The one year post-IAC follow up results presented in this study
are significant as they provide an even more accurate picture of
day-to-day patient outcomes of the IAC program. The longer patients
with chronic conditions are monitored, the more difficult it is to
sustain or improve outcomes due to multiple factors, including the
increased chances of chronic conditions worsening and the Hawthorne
effect, in which research participants alter their natural behavior
in the short-term due to their awareness of being
evaluated4. As time passes with this psychological
phenomenon, participants are gradually more likely to forget they
are being evaluated and act natural, instead of trying to put forth
their best behaviors.
"Connected care technology can be a powerful tool in improving
care while reducing costs, and having data that demonstrates its
long-term success is critical to driving wider adoption by both
patients and care providers," said Manu Varma, General Manager and
Head of Philips, Hospital to Home. "We applaud Banner for the
dedicated investments and inventive processes they have put in
place allowing them to achieve these substantial results."
The Philips IAC program is part of a suite of integrated
enterprise telehealth solutions powered by Philips to help improve
outcomes, provide better value and expand access to quality care.
These programs help address multiple cohorts within a population
ranging from highest cost patients with intensive ambulatory care
and acute needs, to discharge transition and chronic patient
management, to prevention and wellness for the general population.
Philips telehealth programs are designed to leverage a proactive
care model to clinically transform the delivery of care to address
growing clinician shortages while improving patient outcomes. For
more information on the full suite of Philips clinical telehealth
programs, visit www.hospitaltohome.philips.com.
For further information, please contact:
Kathy O'Reilly
Philips Group Communications
(o) 978-659-2638 (m) 978-221-8919
Kathy.oreilly@philips.com
Twitter: @kathyoreilly
About Royal
Philips
Royal Philips
(NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a leading health technology company
focused on improving people's health and enabling better outcomes
across the health continuum from healthy living and prevention, to
diagnosis, treatment and home care. Philips leverages advanced
technology and deep clinical and consumer insights to deliver
integrated solutions. Headquartered in the Netherlands, the company is a leader in
diagnostic imaging, image-guided therapy, patient monitoring and
health informatics, as well as in consumer health and home care.
Philips' health technology portfolio generated 2015 sales of
EUR 16.8 billion and employs
approximately 70,000 employees with sales and services in more than
100 countries. News about Philips can be found at
www.philips.com/newscenter.
About Banner Health:
Headquartered in
Phoenix, Arizona, Banner Health is
one of the largest, nonprofit health care systems in the United States, managing 28 acute care
hospitals, the Banner Health Network and Banner Medical Group,
long-term care centers, outpatient surgery centers and an array of
other services including family clinics, home care and hospice
services, and a nursing registry. Banner Health operates in seven
states, including Arizona,
California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada and Wyoming. For more information, visit
www.BannerHealth.com.
1 Dahl, D., Khurana MD, H. (2015). Impact of an
intensive ambulatory program on both financial and clinical
outcomes in Banner Health, revisit the initial cohort with extended
follow-up. Unpublished internal study.
2 Department of Health and Human Services, AHRQ, The
Concentration and Persistence in the Level of Health Expenditures
over Time: Estimates for the U.S. Population, 2008-2009.
3 This number represents the patients enrolled in the
IAC program who had data available beginning one year prior to
entering the IAC program, and one year of data after entering the
program.
4 Campbell, Jack P et
al. Hawthorne Effect: Implications for Prehospital Research. Annals
of Emergency Medicine, Volume 26, Issue 5, 590 – 594.
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