A 12-page Executive Summary offering summary highlights for 22 Accountable Care Organizations and ACO solutions companies regarding their successes during the most recent MSSP performance year.
4 Impacts of the Availability of Step-Down Unit Care for ICU Patients
- Availability of the SDU (step-down unit) was associated with a 3.9% absolute decrease in the likelihood of hospital readmission within 30 days for ICU patients with lower illness severity.
- Availability of the SDU was associated with a 3.6% decrease in the likelihood of ICU readmission within 5 days for patients with higher illness severity.
- Availability of the SDU was associated with a 2.5% absolute decrease in in-hospital mortality for patients with higher illness severity.
- Availability of the SDU was associated with a 1.1 day decrease in remaining hospital length-of-stay for patients with higher illness severity.
Source: Critical Care Explorations, May 2020 - https://journals.lww.com/ccejournal/Fulltext/2020/05000/The_Impact_of_Step_Down…