Case Study: a 640-bed medical center in Mississippi saves $1M and lowers readmissions with CipherHealth’s Outreach Solutions

640-bed Medical Center in Mississippi cuts readmissions by 5.1 points with CipherHealth

A 640-bed medical center in Mississippi faced a challenge with high readmission rates, which had reached 16.6% for high-risk patients at an average cost of $14,400 per readmission. To better engage with these patients post-discharge, they turned to CipherHealth and implemented its Outreach Solutions system.

By using CipherHealth's Outreach Solutions to proactively communicate with patients and identify worsening conditions, the medical center significantly reduced its readmission rate by 5.1 percentage points. This resulted in an estimated cost savings of over $1 million and prevented hundreds of patient days, demonstrating the profound financial impact of the vendor's solution.