2206-PUB: Reducing Rates of Hypoglycemic Events through a Multidisciplinary Coordination of Care in a Teaching Hospital in Phoenix, AZ

The challenge of controlling hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia in hospitalized patients drives cost increase, length of stay, morbidity and mortality. Between 10% of patients on antihyperglycemic agents suffer at least one hypoglycemic event during hospitalization, adding 31% to the overall cost of care. One cause relates to poor coordination of meal delivery and insulin administration. After internal data collection and analysis, the average time between point of care glucose testing (POCT) and insulin administration was 60 minutes. In January 2018, the overall percentage of severe hypoglycemic events (defined as