EHR-Based Predictive Risk Software & Targeted Interventions Cut Readmission Rates For Heart Failure by 19%

Ranking heart failure patients by risk level using an electronic health record (EHR) predictive modeling system system resulted in a sustained 19% reduction in readmissions for all heart failure patients over a 12-month period. The system, called the Pieces™ software system, was developed by PCCI. The system was tested in a prospective controlled trial of adult inpatients admitted to a large urban public teaching hospital for heart failure and two concurrent control conditions, heart attack and pneumonia. There were 834 heart failure admissions before the hospital started using Pieces; the unadjusted readmission rate was 26.2%. After implementing Pieces . . .