Research study from Emory University observes $3,654 per patient cost savings for coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Press releases may be edited for formatting or style | April 26, 2017
Glucommander™ is an FDA-cleared decision support solution for intravenous and subcutaneous insulin dosing in the treatment of patients both with and without diabetes. Healthcare providers are able to access Glucommander™ through Glytec’s eGlycemic Management System®, or eGMS®, a software-as-a-service platform that also includes GlucoSurveillance® for enterprise-wide surveillance of hyperglycemia, GlucoView® for glycemic status indicators and glucose check alerts, and GlucoMetrics® for analytics and reporting. For maximum efficiency and ease of use, eGMS® is most typically integrated with an electronic medical record (EMR) system.
The most important consideration in the improvement of glycemic control, Umpierrez says, is safety: “Hypoglycemia has been shown to be associated with higher morbidity, mortality and hospitalization costs. Thus, physicians frequently avoid intensive glycemic control due to fear of hypoglycemia. To break treatment inertia, we need safe tools to improve glycemic control with minimal risk of hypoglycemia. I think the GLUCO-CABG trial and other studies recently published have clearly indicated that improving glycemic control with minimal risk of hypoglycemia results in improved outcomes.”
Another key observation from the post-hoc cost analysis of the GLUCO-CABG trial was the difference in economic outcomes when comparing patients with perioperative complications to patients without perioperative complications. “We found that patients with perioperative complications had a longer overall length of stay, by four days (10.7 days vs. 6.7 days; p=0.001), higher total hospitalization costs ($48,299 vs. $32,675; p=0.001) and more resource utilization units (2,745 vs. 1,710; p=0.001),” explains lead author Dr. Saumeth Cardona, Clinical Research Coordinator IV in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids at Emory University.
The newly-published study is one of several initiatives Dr. Umpierrez and his research team have undertaken and continue to pursue that leverage Glytec’s eGMS®. Raymie McFarland, Vice President of Quality Initiatives at Glytec, says: “We were privileged and honored to work with Dr. Umpierrez, Dr. Cardona and their colleagues on the GLUCO-CABG trial, and we look forward to the results of multiple other studies currently in progress. At Glytec, we are driven by the evidence. We use it as the basis for continuous improvement of our products and services, to help our clients achieve best practice in glycemic management in the intensive care areas, on the patient floors, in long term acute care facilities and outside the hospital environment as well.”
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