The U.S. healthcare system could save between $200 million and $500 million per year if 50 percent of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) patients were discharged the same day, as reported by JAMA Cardiology. A Canadian study showed that same-day discharge (SDD) after PCI was associated with a 50 percent reduction in costs, with a mean saving of U.S. $1,086 per patient, and European studies of this subject have also reported significant savings per patient.
Yet despite the evidence, many hospitals are still missing out on this significant savings opportunity and the rate of same-day discharge after PCI remains low.
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