Because it's not yet directly tied to reimbursement, we've started looking at sepsis mortality rates and plan to look at overall length of stay and ICU length of stay in relation to bundle compliance. We can then consider the financial impact of those factors. Reducing LOS (appropriately, of course) may also affect Medicare Spending per Beneficiary (MSPB), although I'm not sure how you would quantify the impact.
Here are some resources I've used: * Proportion and Cost of Unplanned 30-Day Readmissions After Sepsis Compared with Other Medical Conditions (Feb 2017) - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28114505 * Time to Treatment and Mortality during Mandated Emergency Care for Sepsis (May 2017) - http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1703058 * Creating the Best Medical Result at the Lowest Necessary Cost (Mar 2016) - https://intermountainhealthcare.org/-/media/files/healthy-dialogues/james-slides-2016.pdf?la=en (Starts at p. 15) YARA NIELSENSHULTZ, RN, BSN, MS Clinical Quality Manager [cid:image002.png@01D328A4.981A62D0] 100 Witmer Rd, Ste. 220 | Horsham, PA 19044 W: 215.442.5122 | F: 215.957.2875 www.evhc.net From: Sepsisgroups [mailto:sepsisgroups-boun...@lists.sepsisgroups.org] On Behalf Of Mary Draper Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2017 6:20 PM To: Tracie Hopkins <traciehopk...@chs-mi.com>; sepsisgroups@lists.sepsisgroups.org Subject: Re: [Sepsis Groups] Core Measures for Sepsis I don't know of any source for reimbursement based on the sepsis core measures compliance. It isn't tied to value based purchasing yet. Mary Draper RN BSN Coordinator Quality Improvement Peer Review Support CV/CT Quality Management JMH Office (925) 674-2045 Cell (925) 451-8792 Fax (925) 674-2373 mary.dra...@johnmuirhealth.com<mailto:mary.dra...@johnmuirhealth.com> [cid:image003.png@01D328A4.981A62D0] "O, let us always have a mountain within our soul, with a peak so high that we never quite reach the top... For then we will always strive for greater things and will not be content with merely climbing hills." Ardath Rodale From: Sepsisgroups [mailto:sepsisgroups-boun...@lists.sepsisgroups.org] On Behalf Of Tracie Hopkins Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2017 10:00 AM To: sepsisgroups@lists.sepsisgroups.org<mailto:sepsisgroups@lists.sepsisgroups.org> Subject: [Sepsis Groups] Core Measures for Sepsis Hello, Does anyone know where I can find the details for Core Measure for Sepsis? Not what they are-but the threshold for payment? Is it just SEP-1 or is each element measured for compliance & payment? What percentage is required? I thought it might be in the 5.3 version-but cannot find the specifics for reimbursement. Any information you can share would be appreciated. Our compliance rate is just over 50% & am planning on next steps to improve our numbers. Knowing the financial impact will help gain support. Thank you- Tracie L Hopkins RN, BSN, CCRN Sepsis Program Administrator Covenant Healthcare Saginaw, MI 48602 989-583-6604 Office 989-258-8587 Pager [cid:image001.png@01D1B1D2.839602F0] This email may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete this email from your computer. Your cooperation is appreciated.
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