Bone marrow path saves up to $100,000 per case.
The bone marrow transplantation pathway at Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia, SC, has reduced length of stay by 8.6 days and cut costs per case by up to $100,000. The 44-day pathway, implemented in 1995, incorporated three major changes in the care of bone marrow transplant patients: beginning the inpatient stay with the first day of conditioning therapy; deleting some routine lab tests and rescheduling others; and giving medications orally rather than intravenously whenever possible. By using the pathway as an audit tool, case managers at Richland Memorial also improved documentation and helped staff better understand the bone marrow transplantation protocols.
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