You would still answer "yes" due to the criteria met. During one of our Webinars, it was mentioned that no matter what the physician documents, if the patient meets criteria we
continue to abstract Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock (if criteria met). Thanks, Lanna Lanna Dimond RN Jordan Valley Medical Center West Valley Campus Quality / Core Measure Data Analyst Office 801.964.3454 Fax 801.964.3545 [email protected] NOTICE: This email may contain PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL information and is intended only for the use of the specific individual(s) to which it is addressed. It may contain Protected Health Information that is privileged and confidential. Protected Health Information may be used or disclosed in accordance with law and you may be subject to penalties under law for improper use or further disclosure of the Protected Health Information in this email. If you are not an intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized use, dissemination or copying of this email or the information contained in it or attached to it is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please delete it and immediately notify the person named above by reply email. Thank you. From: "Tribuiani, Barbara" <[email protected]> To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]> Date: 11/09/2015 11:24 AM Subject: [Sepsis Groups] Septic Shock Present Sent by: "Sepsisgroups" <[email protected]> Hello All- I have a patient who meets criteria for septic shock due to the initial lactate of 4.3 however the physicians clearly document that the patient has ?severe sepsis without shock? How do I answer the question ?septic shock present? in this case?? Thank you, Barb Barbara Tribuiani, RN, BSN Quality Improvement Department Phone: 610-237-4208 Fax: 610-237-4264 T Together E Everyone A Achieves M More Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any attachments is the property of Trinity Health and is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain information that is privileged and confidential. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this message, and reply to the sender regarding the error in a separate email. _______________________________________________ Sepsisgroups mailing list [email protected] http://lists.sepsisgroups.org/listinfo.cgi/sepsisgroups-sepsisgroups.org
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