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3M™ Potentially Preventable Complications (PPC) Grouping Software

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3M™ Potentially Preventable Complications (PPC) Grouping Software apply clinical logic to review complications that occur during a hospital stay. 3M PPCs identify conditions not present on admission and determines whether the conditions were potentially preventable given patient characteristics, reason for admission, clinical procedures, and interrelationships between underlying medical conditions. Using its clinical insights into complications, health care providers can initiate root cause analysis and focus resources on the areas with the greatest opportunity for improvement.

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Address major quality issues

Address major quality issues

The Solventum approach to potentially preventable complications (PPCs) takes a broad view of inpatient complications that may result from the care processes rather than natural disease progression. In California and Maryland, Solventum researchers found that approximately 9 percent of inpatient hospital costs reflected PPCs such as aspiration pneumonia, cellulitis, Clostridium difficile colitis, kidney failure, encephalopathy and respiratory failure. Experience has shown that these costly complications can be reduced with concerted effort.

A clinical, categorical measurement that generates actionable information

A clinical, categorical measurement that generates actionable information

3M PPCs are a categorical model, which means that a PPC analysis generates a spreadsheet that shows the PPCs that occurred for patients in diagnosis-related groups. Clinicians and hospital managers can use this data to identify clinical areas where risk-adjusted PPC incidence is higher than expected.

More appropriate than Medicare hospital-acquired conditions (HACs)

More appropriate than Medicare hospital-acquired conditions (HACs)

In contrast to Medicare HACs, the 3M PPC methodology:

  • Was designed for all patients
  • Addresses common and serious complications such as sepsis and respiratory failure
  • Includes careful, clinically based case mix adjustment and
  • Can be incorporated within pay-for-outcome programs that are fair, transparent, and credible

Integrated with other outcome measures

Integrated with other outcome measures

3M PPCs are one of the five 3M potentially preventable events (PPEs) that measure important outcomes of health care. The others are potentially preventable admissions, readmissions, emergency department visits and services. Each PPE was developed to be clinically credible, risk-adjusted for differences in patient severity, and useful to clinicians working to improve outcomes.

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