Shannon Health Expands Rothman Index Use for Global Clinical Surveillance
Summary
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To improve patient outcomes and further its mission to provide exceptional healthcare, Shannon Health will upgrade its Rothman Index global clinical surveillance technology. Shannon Medical Center implemented the Rothman Index in 2012 and has achieved outcomes including the lowest skilled nursing facility (SNF)-to-hospital readmission rate in the community, nearly 10 percent lower than the national average. Becky Fuentes, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Associate Chief Nursing Officer at Shannon Medical Center says, “The Rothman Index helps guide our admission and discharge decisions across the healthcare continuum. The Rothman Index is the only proven algorithm that derives one simple score from the vast amount of data in the electronic medical record to create a picture of any patient’s condition over time – any age, any disease, any unit. The Rothman Index is the only algorithm that derives one simple score from the vast amount of data in the electronic medical record to create a picture of any patient’s condition over time – any age, any disease, any unit.