Abstract: TH-PO276
Cost Savings Associated with Post-Hospital Medication Therapy Management Program Dialysis Patients
Session Information
- Dialysis: Cost, Socioeconomics, Quality of Life
October 25, 2018 | Location: Exhibit Hall, San Diego Convention Center
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Category: Dialysis
- 701 Dialysis: Hemodialysis and Frequent Dialysis
Authors
- Manley, Harold J., Dialysis Clinic, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Aweh, Gideon N., Dialysis Clinic, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Weiner, Daniel E., Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Lacson, Eduardo K., Dialysis Clinic, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Background
Dialysis Clinic, Inc. implemented a medication therapy management (MTM) program for End-Stage Renal Disease Seamless Care Organization patients following hospital discharge. Prior results suggested a 56% reduction in readmission rate with MTM compared to no MTM. We determined the potential impact of the MTM process on costs associated with readmision.
Methods
We used a propensity score (PS) to match MTM 1:1 to non-MTM discharges based on clinical characteristics and on the day post-discharge MTM was initiated. Actual readmission costs were obtained from claims data; the percent difference between MTM and non-MTM groups were calculated and used to estimate cost impact if MTM process applied to non-MTM discharges. Readmission rates after MTM completed, or similar time at risk in matched non-MTM patients, was determined. Cost estimates incorporated MTM implementation time (median, interquartile range) and assumed 25%, 50% or 75% of reported MTM program impact on readmission rate.
Results
In the original cohort, there were 162 discharges with 17 readmissions costing $253,652 in the MTM group and 586 discharges with 170 readmissions costing $2,161,163 in the non-MTM group. Median time to complete MTM was 11 days. There were 135 PS matched pairs used, with 26 (19.26%) readmissions in MTM patients and 50 (37.04%) in non-MTM patients (p=0.0002). Readmission costs were $202,659 vs. $580,549, respectively (p<0.001). MTM was associated with 12%, 26%, or 49% cost savings if implemented ≥14 days, ≥11 days or ≥7 days post discharge, respectively. Extrapolating results to the entire non-MTM group, savings ranges from $117,586 to $600,642 (see Table). Cost savings with MTM performed within 11 days of discharge assuming 50% impact approximates $286,020.
Conclusion
MTM process is associated with fewer readmissions and lower inpatient costs.
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Savings estimates if MTM process implemented in 586 no-MTM discharges
| ≥ 14 days | ≥ 11 days | ≥ 7 days | |
| 25% | $117,586 | $143,010 | $200,214 |
| 50% | $235,172 | $286,020 | $400,428 |
| 75% | $352,758 | $429,030 | $600,642 |