PROJECT AIMS:
This six-year collaborative of San Francisco Bay Area (SFBA) hospitals addressed over 15 clinical interventions with active participation all SFBA acute care hospitals, including CEO commitments.
RESULTS:
BEACON participants reduced harms in several clinical areas, such as a 76 percent reduction in CAUTIs and a 37 percent reduction in sepsis mortality; as a whole, the project saved an estimated 2,750 lives. Given the marked success of BEACON, a health plan (Anthem) stepped forward to independently fund continued collaborative work.