Welvie Saves Lives, Reduces Complications — And Lowers Costs
A three-year randomized control study of 320,000 Medicare beneficiaries, funded through a Health Care Innovation Awards grant, found that Welvie My Surgery participants enjoyed statistically significant improvements in outcomes compared to a control group, including:
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Reduction in deaths
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Fewer readmissions after surgery.
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Better outcomes also improved the bottom line. Over eleven quarters, Medicare (and taxpayers) saved nearly $14 per member per month as participants avoided unnecessary procedures, had fewer expensive complications and were less likely to have to go back to the hospital.