ST. PAUL, Minn., July 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Solventum today
announced that U.S. News & World Report is expanding
its use of Solventum's 3M™ Ambulatory Potentially
Preventable Complications (AM-PPCs) software in the
analysis of its 2024-2025 Best Hospitals rankings.
"We are excited to support U.S. News & World Report as
they expand the use of Solventum's AM-PPCs software into
the Ear, Nose & Throat specialty ranking, the Prostate Cancer
Surgery rating and the new Gynecological Cancer Surgery rating,"
said Dr. Sandeep Wadhwa, global
chief medical officer, Health Information Systems, Solventum.
"Outpatient settings are now the dominant sites for surgical
procedures, and the use of outpatient complication metrics helps
inform consumers on the frequency of potentially preventable
adverse outcomes. AM-PPC software assists health systems and care
providers to identify areas of excellence and opportunities for
quality improvement. We are also excited to now offer AM-PPCs
directly in Solventum's widely adopted 3MTM 360 Encompass™ System."
Developed to address patient safety and quality oversight for
procedures performed in hospital outpatient departments or
ambulatory surgery centers. It uses sophisticated grouping logic,
and enables care providers, government entities, patient safety
organizations and payers to identify and analyze potential
complications in outpatient settings by specific procedures,
service lines, providers and facilities within coding solutions and
business intelligence systems. National benchmarks are also
included.
Preliminary Solventum analysis of more than 23 million
at-risk ambulatory procedures indicates that complication rates may
be as high as 13% for certain procedures1. Complications
are associated with excess follow-up visits, emergency department
visits and inpatient admissions, and can affect patient safety,
satisfaction and emotional health.
"We look forward to our continued work with Solventum to
support promoting improved outpatient procedural safety. Although
not all complications are preventable, excessive complications can
be reduced if they are clearly identified and addressed,"
said Ben Harder, U.S. News & World
Report managing editor and chief of health analysis. "Use of
AM-PPCs were further extended this year to inform the Ear, Nose
& Throat specialty ranking, as well as the Prostate Cancer
Surgery rating and Gynecological Cancer Surgery procedure rating
which will help us continue to build on our foundation of patient
outcomes measurement in our Best Hospitals rankings."
1Analysis conducted using 3M AM-PPC Methodology and 2019-2022 CMS SAF files
representing all Hospital Fee For Service (FFS) claims.
About Solventum
At Solventum (NYSE: SOLV), we
enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new
company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for
our customers' toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing
innovations at the intersection of health, material and data
science that change patients' lives for the better — while
empowering healthcare professionals to perform at their best. See
how at Solventum.com.
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