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3M™ Potentially Preventable Readmissions (PPR) Grouping Software

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3M™ Potentially Preventable Readmissions (PPR) Grouping Software find opportunities for better discharge planning, care coordination and follow up.

The 3M Potentially Preventable Readmissions (PPR) methodology identifies inpatient readmissions that could have potentially been preventable according to clinically precise criteria. The software determines whether a readmission is clinically related to a prior admission based on the patient’s diagnosis and procedure codes associated with the prior admission and the reason for readmission.

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Suitable for all populations

Suitable for all populations

3M PPRs were developed for use in all populations, including obstetrics and pediatrics, but they also cover all conditions. This approach stands in sharp contrast to the relatively narrow focus of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) readmission methodology.

Careful, clinically defined risk adjustment

Careful, clinically defined risk adjustment

Readmissions are only defined as potentially preventable if there is a plausible clinical connection to the initial admission. Typically, only about two-thirds of readmissions defined in all-cause analyses are considered potentially preventable in the 3M PPR methodology.

Comparisons across populations can be risk-adjusted to reflect differences in case mix across hospitals or other groupings.

A categorical measurement that generates actionable information

A categorical measurement that generates actionable information

3M PPRs are a categorical model, which means that analysts can generate a spreadsheet with a list of PPRs by patient, diagnosis related group (DRG) and reason. Clinicians and managers can use these data to reduce readmissions and improve care.

New insights into revisits to the emergency department

New insights into revisits to the emergency department

In 2019, Solventum enhanced the 3M PPR methodology to also identify patients who return for emergency department (ED) care for a reason clinically related to an initial hospital admission, even if they are not readmitted as an inpatient. Such insight is not available from other methodologies.

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