title: Hospital finds nutrition care pays off on all counts, cutting costs, complications, mortality.
abstract: Identifying and treating malnutrition early reduces hospital stays, complications, and mortality. St. Francis Healthcare Services in Wilmington, DE, reports a two-year cost avoidance of $2.4 million from the reduced length of stay attributed to its malnutrition program. The program includes a screen to identify patients at high-risk of developing malnutrition and an algorithm for aggressive restorative care.
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003363:Cost Control; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003691:Delaware; D004045:Dietary Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005521:Food Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D018570:Risk Assessment