Geisinger Health System’s ProvenRecovery program reduced the length hospital stays, saved $1.5 million, and contributed to an 18% reduction in opioid use across the organization.
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Geisinger population health initiative reduces hospital opioid use by 18%
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Geisinger Health System’s ProvenRecovery program, a population health initiative to combat opioid use after surgery, reduced the length hospital stays, saved $1.5 million, and contributed to an 18% reduction in opioid use across the organization since its pilot launched in June 2017.
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The top performing hospital in 2019 will receive a 3.6% net increase, and the lowest performing hospital will incur a net decrease of 1.59%.
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