Analytics Drive Lean Processes to Lower Healthcare-associated Infections
Analytics Drive Lean Processes to Lower Healthcare-associated Infections
6 PagesCopyright © 201 8 Health Catalyst 1 Success Story Analytics Drive Lean Processes to Lower Healthcare-associated Infections EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) remain one of the greatest risks patients face while hospitalized. Each day, about one in 25 hospital patients has at least one HAI—with an estimated 722,000 HAIs in U.S. acute care hospitals annually. Approximately 75,000 of the patients with HAIs died during their hospitalization. The University of Kansas Health System, a large academic medical system with more than 80 locations across two states, experienced organizational central-line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) rates that were higher than desired. A lack of consistent uniform e
