9. Cost Reduction program based on survey data
• 20% clinical process
• 30% patient experience
• 30% outcome
• 20% efficiency
DVT prevenation is one of the factors used to
calculate hospital performance
Never Events
• Medicare has deemed DVT a “Never Event” thus, if a patient
acquires a DVT within 30 days postoperatively, the hospital is
responsible for treatment costs
• Blue Cross, United Healthcare, Cigna, and Aetna have all adopted
the Medicare never events guidelines
• $50,937* per patient
• *Medicare estimated cost to treat a DVT
10. The cost of never events
Never Event Cost Using Anticoagulants Alone Never Event Savings Adding Mechanical Prophylaxis
Total Number of Knees / Hips
Performed at Facility Per Year
300 Total Number of Knees / Hips
Performed at Facility Per Year
300
% of DVT Incidence With
Anticoagulant Prophylaxis
2% - 15% % of DVT Incidence With
Anticoagulant and ROM
Mechanical Prophylaxis
1% - 3.7%
Number of Patients 6 - 45 Number of Patients 3 - 11
DVT / PE Hospital Stay Cost $50,937 / Patient DVT / PE Hospital Stay Cost $50,937 / Patient
Annual Non-Reimbursed
Expense to Treat VTE Per Year
$305,622 - $2,292,165 Annual Non-Reimbursed
Expense to Treat VTE Per Year
$152,811 - $560,307
Savings Adding Mechanical DVT Prophylaxis $152,811 - $1,731,858
1) CMS Fact Sheet “CMS Proposes Addition to List of Hospital Acquired Conditions for Fiscal Year 2009” 2) THA/TKA from evidence-based clinical studies on post-operative DVT incidence with prophylaxis after TKA/THA 3) New DVT incidence % using ROM solutions based on
clinical studies