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Short-Term Cost-Savings MNT Outcomes
Collection Project 2000

Cost-Savings:

Reason for Cost Savings	Number of Patients	Cost-Savings Dollar Range	Average Savings Per Patient
Reduction or Discontinuation of Prescription Medications	28	$129 to $3,840	$1,052
Reduction in Laboratory, Other Tests	11	$108 to $1,848	$654
Reduction in Physician Office Visits	21	$110 to $1,280	$505
Reduction in Number of Inpatient Hospitalizations	5	$4,000 to $6,000	$4,960
Reduction in ER Visit	1	$2,400	$2,400

Cost Prevention:

Reason for Cost Prevention (Financial Outcome of MNT)	Number of Patients	Cost-Prevention Dollar Range	Average Cost Prevention/Pt.
Prevention of Inpatient Hospitalizations, Inpatient Treatment, Surgery and Tube Feeding	4	$700 to $70,420	$19,305

Summary of Results

Gross Dollar Savings and Cost of Medical Nutrition Therapy:

Dollar Savings Realized Within Two Years of Initial MNT Visit by Dietitian

Gross Dollar Savings Range

Gross Dollar Savings Average/Pt.

Cost of MNT Range

Cost of MNT Average Per Pt.

Cost-Savings
Plus
Cost-Prevention Data

$220
to
$70,420

$5,085

$40
to
$3,080

$219

Net Savings
(Gross Dollar Savings Less Cost of MNT):

Net Dollar Savings Range

Net Dollar Savings, Average/Patient

$47 to $70,025

$4,794

Source: "Short Term*, Cost-Savings MNT Outcomes Collection Project, 2000", designed and coordinated by the Health Care Finance Committee of the Illinois Dietetic Assocation, Affiliate of the Amercian Dietetic Association. For further information, contact Mary Ann Hodorowicz, RD, LD, MBA, Committee Chair at: 708-361-1290 or hodorowicz@aol.com.

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