Case Studies

• AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center improved patient safety and reduced clinician time spent on documentation.


• Baptist Health System improved coder productivity saving $240,000 a year.


• Barlow Respiratory Hospital streamlined workflow by using 3M coding and database products.


• Blue Ridge Bone & Joint improved physician satisfaction and streamlined workflow with 3M’s mobile dictation solutions.


• Jameson Health System saved $72,000 its first year with 3M's documentation management solution.


• Kettering Health Network reduced medical necessity write-offs from $80,000 per month to a monthly average of $10,000.


• Mary Washington Hospital’s move from a manual paper-based system to an electronic one had a significant impact on efficiency.


• Midwest Regional Medical Center exceeded the average increase in case mix index within the first month of implementation.


• Mississippi Baptist Medical Systems reengineered its outpatient revenue cycle.


• Northwestern Memorial Hospital achieved faster access to documents and lower cost of forms without costly forms redesign.


• PinnacleHealth used 3M Risk Manager Software to improve speed and efficiency of their occurrence reporting.


• PinnacleHealth adds 3M ClinTrac Care Planning Manager Software.


• VHA’s Hays Medical Center improved coding, increased productivity and reduced accounts receivable dollars with 3M CodeFinder Computer-Assisted Edition.


• Spectrum Health System saves up to $300,000 per year with 3M solutions.


• St. Alexius Medical Center increased coder productivity by 10 percent as a result of the remote coding program.


• Better documentation of patient acuity helped Vanderbilt Medical Center increase the accuracy of published quality performance reports.


• 3M Ambulatory Revenue Management Software reduced back-end edits and medical necessity edits at Vanguard Health Systems.


• Warren Hospital enabled faster access to patient documentation, saving at least $38,000 per year in the process.


• Womans Hospital experiences greater accuracy of reporting and significant gains with 3M solutions.