Case Studies

Featured Case Studies

The Pediatric ICU reduced length of stay, the time spent on rounds every day readmissions, while improving participation on rounds, and staff & patient satisfaction.

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reduction in Length of Stay

The Gen Med unit significantly improved interprofessional communication (IPC), with staff reporting preferences for the ACU with SIBR vs. other units, and receiving fewer pages.

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point increase in IPC rating

Two side-by-side Aged Care Units reported significant improvements in falls and nursing home placements with twice a week SIBR which matched their resource availability.

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reduction in falls

The Medical telemetry unit’s ACU & SIBR implementation significantly improved length of stay, readmissions, mortality and cost of care, while reducing catheter & foley days.

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cost of care savings

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The Pediatric ICU reduced length of stay, the time spent on rounds every day readmissions, while improving participation on rounds, and staff & patient satisfaction.

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reduction in Length of Stay

The Medical telemetry unit’s ACU & SIBR implementation reduced their length of stay while the control units saw a minor increase.

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reduction in Length of Stay

The Aged Care for the Elderly unit reported significant reductions in Length of Stay over 3 years for patients going home and to a Skilled Nursing Facility.

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reduction in Length of Stay

The Gen Med unit reduced nursing overtime by $6,300 CAD per month, while seeing improvements in throughput and clinical care measures.

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reduction in Length of Stay

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The Medical telemetry unit’s ACU & SIBR implementation significantly reduced the cost per case, as measured by a third party software system, equating to $2.4M savings over 21 months.

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cost of care savings per patient

The Acute Medical Unit saw a 29% ($1,200 USD) reduction in the cost of stay for patients in the 12 months post ACU & SIBR implementation.

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reduction in cost of stay

The Gen Med unit, reduced nursing overtime by $6,300 CAD per month, while seeing improvements in throughput and clinical care measures.

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reduction in nurse overtime

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The Acute Medical Unit significantly reduced the unit’s need to escalate care through the MET/RRS, as reported by reductions in ‘calls for clinical review’.

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reduction in
'calls for clinical review'

The Medical telemetry unit’s ACU & SIBR implementation reduced the unit’s utilization of Foley catheters and central lines, mitigating the potential for infection occurrence.

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reduction in Foley Days

The Aged Care Units reported significant improvements in falls for a vulnerable care population, despite only running twice weekly SIBR per resrouce contraints.

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reduction in falls

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In Pasqua Hospital’s ACU implementation on a Gen Med unit, mortality on the ACU decreased by 27.45 percent while increasing 35.14% on the control unit.

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reduction in unit mortality

The Medical unit significantly reduced mortality (aOR of 0.58) and unexpected deaths to 0. Important lessons were learned about supporting additional rollouts.

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aOR for unit mortality

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The Pediatric ICU saw higher scores for SIBR improved education, SIBR is more effective than traditional rounds and SIBR positively impacted learning.

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residents prefer SIBR

The Aged Care for the Elderly unit saw significantly higher scores in several staff satisfaction measures, including teamwork and family communication.

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higher job satisfaction

The Gen Med unit significantly improved interprofessional communication (IPC), with staff reporting preferences for the ACU with SIBR vs. other units, and receiving fewer pages.

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pt increase in IPC rating

The ICU’s saw an average 5.5 minute reduction in rounding duration per patient, a 23% increase in rounds finished by noon, while increasing staff and family participation on rounds.

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more nurses on rounds

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The Pediatric ICU significantly increased top-box family survey responses, probably as a result of increased family participation on team rounds and the SIBR communication protocol.

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increase in top-box scores

The Med-Surg telemetry unit experienced a large increase in average HCAHPS scores after implementing the ACU care model with SIBR rounds.

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increase in HCAHPS scores

The ICU’s implementation of SIBR saw a tripling of family participation on team rounds, coupled with a 7.4% point increase in the measure ‘Doctors update you’.

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increase in family on rounds

In Pasqua Hospital’s ACU implementation on a Gen Med unit, the rate of patient advocate complaints decreased 72%, compared to a 12.5% reduction in the control unit.

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decrease in complaints

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