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Key Achievements in FY25

This report includes data from Fiscal Year 2025, which is September 2024 to August 2025.

Length of Stay (LOS) Index

  • FY25 index: 0.89 (Target ≤ 0.90), achieving the annual goal and improving from 0.99 in FY24.
  • Monthly highlights: The lowest month was April at 0.66. October, November, and August each reached 0.77, and February was 0.72.
  • Trend: Met the target goal for the first time. Continued year-over-year improvement, successfully reaching a LOSI of 0.89 in FY25, a significant decrease from 1.03 in FY22.
Length of Stay (LOS) Index Graph

 

Mortality Index

  • FY25 index: 0.68 (Target ≤ 0.90), remaining below the target.
  • Achievements: Performance stayed consistently strong throughout the year.
  • Trend: Results remain stable over time, with FY24 at 0.45, FY23 at 0.51, and FY22 at 0.68.
Mortality Index Graph

30 Day Unplanned Readmission Rates

  • FY25 rate: 6.97% (target ≤ 8%), remaining below the goal.
  • Achievements: FY25 continued strong performance, sustaining readmission rates well under the benchmark.
  • Trend: Steady improvement over prior years, with FY24 at 6.78% and FY23 at 8%.
Unplanned Readmission Rate Graph

Discharge Efficiency and Planning

  • Launch of the Prepare for Discharge Tomorrow Order
  • 15% increase in patients discharged by noon from October 2024 to October 2025
  • Reduced order-to-discharge times by 24 minutes
  • Strong team collaboration

New Order Launch from the department of Neurosurgery – “Prepare for Discharge Tomorrow” Order

A screenshot showing the Order and Order Set Search window, with a search entered for Prepare for Discharge
  • After a year of development, the Neurosurgery Department with the help of nursing informatics and the EPIC team have successfully built and launched the “Prepare for Discharge Tomorrow” order in Epic.
  • This order has been piloted within the neurosurgery units, allowing physicians, residents, and APPs to place it one day prior to the patient’s anticipated discharge.
  • The tool enables nursing staff to prepare for discharge the night before, serving as a clear notification and communication mechanism so that all team members are aware that the patient is ready to go home by noon the following day.

More information about the new order

Sources Cited

  1. Vizient: Vizient Inc., the country’s largest member-owned health care services company, provides innovative data-driven solutions, expertise, and collaborative opportunities that lead to improved patient outcomes and lower costs.
  2. UTSW Balance Score Card: The UTSW Balance Score Card is prepared by the Health System Quality and Operational Excellence Team to show hospitalwide data.
  3. Epic: Epic Systems Corporation, or Epic, is an American privately held health care software company. Through Epic Reporting, we are able to get certain metrics.
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