A Simulation Tool for Modeling Hospital Readmission

1. A Simulation Tool for Modeling Hospital Readmission Purdue Healthcare Advisors Indiana Hospital Association

2. Project Objective Develop simulation tool for hospitals to • Estimate risk of readmission for patient population • Choose most appropriate set of interventions for given patient population • Estimate cost/benefit of implementation • Perform “what if?” analyses

3. Simulation Model: Two Parts Readmissions Data Template (.xlsm) • User must load hospital in-patient discharge data • Filters and organizes data • Creates data file “DataSet” for Readmissions Simulator Readmissions Simulator (.bat) • Reads data from “DataSet” • Presents descriptive statistics and pie charts • Allows user to select interventions • Illustrates impacts of selected interventions on 30-day readmissions and hospital in-patient revenues

4. LET’S GIVE IT A TRY!!!! 4