Why CheckInDoc
31% of patients are non-compliant in following treatment plans.
Here’s why patients don’t follow instructions:
39% disagreed with recommended treatment
32% found that instructions too difficult to follow or didn't understand what they were supposed to do
27% were concerned about cost
20% felt it was against their personal beliefs
Pain is the biggest postoperative complication.
Most common complication after day care surgery is pain.
Among outpatients discharged, 30%–40% suffer from moderate-to-severe pain during first 48 hours of surgery.
Pain has a lasting costly impact.
Pain impacts patients recovery, daily function, and quality of life.
Pain also slows recovery, prolonged opioid use, and increases cost patient care.
Pain lasts a long time after outpatient procedures. 82% of Patients Have Pain Up To 2 Weeks After Surgery.
Every year over 230 million surgeries are performed globally. Pain is poorly controlled in over 80% of outpatients patients.
82% of patients that underwent surgery experienced for up to 2 weeks after discharge and 86% described their pain was moderate to extreme intensity.
65% of patients don’t have adequate knowledge about their postoperative pain and its management.
Treating Pain Quickly Helps Patients Recover Faster and Better.
Patients who have high levels of pain 4 days after surgery will be more at risk to suffer functional limitations 6 months later.
Untreated Pain Can Cost Up To $1 Million Per Patient.
In outpatients surgeries, patients #1 reason for hospital readmission is pain. Inappropriately treated pain may lead to the development of chronic pain conditions. Acute pain that turns into chronic pain can cost up to $1 million per patient in a lifetime.
Increasing Patient-Doctor Communication Decreases Pain.
Increasing patient communication can have the same effect as increasing patient pain medication. Doctors that give patients information on the pain they will have or are having lowers the patients actual pain level.
