Stitch - Value Creation Calculator

Readmission avoidance

Increasing care plan adherence and catching deteriorating patients early prevents inpatient readmissions.

Annual transplants

200

1-year readmission rate

60%

Readmission reduction from Stitch i

Published evidence supports 30–52% reduction with structured post-transplant remote monitoring (Lee et al. 2019, liver; Schenkel et al. 2020, lung)

Cost per readmission i

$45K

Bed revenue uplift

Each avoided readmission frees a bed that can be filled with an elective admission or transfer case, generating revenue.

Revenue per inpatient admission i

$40K

Source: Definitive HC, Top 50 Hospitals by Net Patient Revenue

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Coordinator capacity

Coordinators spend hours on routine check-ins, answering routine patient questions, and after-hours triage calls. Stitch absorbs that workload — freeing your team for high-acuity work and reducing the turnover that strains every transplant program.

Coordinator FTEs

Hours freed per coordinator / week

20 hrs

Fully loaded annual cost per coordinator

$120K

Estimated annual value creation

Total value creation potential

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Three quantified value drivers

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Readmission events avoided —

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Annual transplants—

× 1-year readmission rate—

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× 1.5 readmissions per readmitted patient

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× Stitch reduction—

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