Overview
Patient Buddy works to streamline the case managers work-flow, by allowing them to easily monitor discharged patients using this powerful decision and analytics tool that enables better clinical decision-making on the part of the clinical staff.
CITI Healthcare’s Patient Buddy is a powerful decision and analytics tool that enables better clinical decision-making on the part of clinical staff. This application can also readily function as a Patient-Friendly, Patient Information Portal fully integrated with the EHR including Patient scheduling follow-on appointments, and re-ordering Meds, or can be used as a Patient Portal Mobile Front End!
Industry Facts
Patient Buddy can save $12,000 per patient by reducing readmissions!
Rising Costs and Penalties for Healthcare Organizations (2015):
- Readmission average cost: $12,000.00
- Penalty for Medicare payments is up to 3%
- $428M estimated total for readmissions penalties
- 2,638 facilities were penalized. The highest penalty for a single facility was almost $3.3M
- 39 hospitals were penalized at least $1M
- 799 from 3,400 hospitals subject to the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program
- Performed well enough on the CMS' 30-day readmission program to face no penalty
- $274K average penalty for hospital
- $10.7M is the amount of total penalty for the hospitals receiving the maximum 3%
Features
- Powerful analytics tools to view the patient’s progress
- Sophisticated medication adherence tools that help keep the patient on track
- Graphical feedback mechanism provides information to the patient on their progress
- Patient Buddy can be integrated with any certified EHRs & HIEs
- Streamlined workflow and anytime-anywhere communication
- Case Manager Dashboard that tracks patient’s medication adherence, profiles, discharge instructions and doctor information
Advantages
Communication
Better communication and interaction between the patient and care coordinator
Real-time Data
Provides meaningful and actionable data to the Hospital Case Manager
Gamification
Keeps the patients motivated through gamification
Reduced Costs
Keeping the patient better informed which causes them to be more compliant and cost less to treat
DRIS: Make Your Data Work For You
CITI’s DRIS featured in Epic’s App Orchard
DataConnect: The Better Way to Exchange Health Data
Patient Buddy: Reduce Hospital Readmission Rate
CITI will be exhibiting our healthcare IT solutions at HIMSS
CITI is pleased to announce the success of the first annual advisory meeting
CITI Healthcare Joins CHIME Cooperative Member Services Program
Patient Buddy application helps reduce readmissions for hepatic encephalopathy
Contact Us
Headquarters
7799 Leesburg Pike, Suite 500 North, Falls Church, VA 22043
Telephone: (703) 483-4300
Fax: (571) 633-1748
Email: sales@citi-us.com
