Collaborative effort sees improvement in LOS.
--Consultant helps identify conditions with the greatest cost opportunity for improvement. --Bringing pulmonologist on board is one key to better protocols for congestive heart failure. --Clinic readmission rates are cut to 2.2%; lengths of stay also are reduced.
D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D003253:Consultants; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D010359:Patient Readmission; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000592:standards*; D014861:Washington