A Collaborative Approach in the ED Reduces Inappropriate Admissions Customer Florida Hospital Orlando Population Health Services Organization (Florida Division) Challenge Florida Hospital Orlando was experiencing an increasingly busy Emergency Department and was regularly 5-10% overcapacity in inpatient care. Products InterQual ® Acute Criteria InterQual ® Imaging Criteria Results During two pilots, running 4 weeks and 4 months, respectively: • >200 inappropriate admissions avoided • Fewer than 1 out of 50 readmitted (pilot #1 only) • Nearly $500K in estimated savings from bed days avoided Florida Hospital Orlando 2 The Customer: Florida Hospital Orlando, a member of the 10-state Adventist Health System (AHS), is a 1,217 bed acute-care community hospital. AHS’s Populatio

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