NCAP Partners with The North Carolina Hospital Association to
“Pnockout Pneumonia”
An Update November 2017 Ralph H. Raasch, Editor, North Carolina Pharmacist
As a reminder, here are the goals and estimated
impact of the Pnockout Pneumonia campaign:
1. Over 2 years (2017-2019), reduce the annual mortality rate for pneumonia from the 2016 North Carolina baseline by 7.5%. Such a reduction would equal the national average for pneumonia mortality of 16.3%. 2. Over 2 years, reduce pneumonia readmissions by 5.4%, which would result in the inclusion of North Carolina Hospitals in the top 25% quartile of hospitals nationally. The Impact of these Goals on an Annual Basis 1. 1000 North Carolina Lives Saved. 2. 950 Readmissions Prevented. 3. $8,835,000 Saved. The following link shows the current roster of North Carolina Hospitals that have taken a
Pledge to reduce the pneumonia mortality rate and number of hospital readmissions as above: https://www.ncqualitycenter.org/initiatives/ pneumonia-knockout/hospitals-pledged-toknockout-pneumonia/ Important background information regarding the campaign can also be found at: https://www.ncqualitycenter.org/initiatives/ pneumonia-knockout/pneumonia-knockoutcampaign-resources/ The first three months of the campaign have focused on efforts to increase awareness regarding pneumonia mortality and re-admissions in North Carolina. Evidence for the success of these efforts to date has been the pledge commitments made by the many hospitals noted above. Educational and clinical strategies to accomplish the campaign goals have also begun. The focus of these initial efforts will be for primary care 12
