Finanzielle Verluste durch vermeidbare Wiederaufnahmen

Definition

Remote patient monitoring and virtual care are specifically promoted in Australia to detect deterioration early and reduce avoidable hospitalisations.[2][3] When outpatient centres rely on manual or paper-based outcome tracking, they often miss subtle changes in chronic disease indicators, pain scores, mental health status or post‑operative recovery metrics. This leads to late intervention and avoidable emergency presentations and hospital admissions that consume staff time and resources but do not generate equivalent revenue under activity‑ or capitation‑based funding. Australian virtual care platforms advertise that real‑time tracking and alerts reduce unnecessary hospitalisations and care escalation, implying that the absence of such systems results in avoidable cost of poor quality.[2][4][6] Logic-based estimates from chronic disease programs in Australia suggest that unplanned admissions driven by poor monitoring can easily cost AUD 5,000–8,000 per admission in direct hospital costs; even 40–80 unnecessary admissions per year for a medium-sized outpatient program implies AUD 200,000–640,000 of quality failure cost, part of which is borne by the provider via staffing, care coordination, and unfunded overhead.

Why This Matters

The Pitch: Outpatient care providers in Australia 🇦🇺 waste AUD 200–600k annually on avoidable hospital readmissions linked to poor outcome tracking. Automation of remote monitoring, risk alerts, and structured outcome reporting reduces unplanned admissions and the associated unreimbursed costs.

Affected Stakeholders

Outpatient clinic managers, Directors of Nursing, Medical directors, Chronic disease program leads, Virtual care coordinators

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