Early Release of AIMM Peri-Operative Quality Improvement Project Case Study

Recently AIMM was honored to receive a phone call from an independent, nonprofit health care accrediting organization requesting information about the results of our Peri-operative Quality Improvement Project.  The call prompted us to compile and release our Peri-operative Quality Improvement Project Case Study ahead of schedule.

AIMM's unique "Light Case Management" services focus on working with health plan members who are acutely ill, but not catastrophically ill.  AIMM Registered Nurses strive to create wise consumers of health care services through telephonic education and associated interventions. Since patient safety is a subject identified by IOM, AHRQ, Leap-frog and other leaders, as a goal for improving the health of consumers, and because surgical errors are a leading cause of medical injuries and cost billions of dollars per year in lost productivity, disability, and healthcare costs, AIMM chose to focus on measuring the impact of the unique peri-operative patient teaching that is done as part of "Light Case Management". The premise of the program is that empowering patients to understand their role would reduce surgical errors and post-operative complications. These educated consumers would also feel empowered to ask questions and insist on the Gold Standard of care.  After a full year of interventions, the impact of the program is quite impressive.  Admissions per 1000, Average Length of Stay, re-admission rates, and other clinical examples of the success of the peri-operative teaching are highlighted in the Case Study.

If you would like a copy of the Case Study, please contact us!