Thank you. It is my understanding, however, that the question is not if "sepsis" can be utilized as a source of infection, rather if an order for the sepsis order set can be considered as such.
Tammy Tammy Lightner RN, MHA, MSPM Director of Performance Improvement Research Medical Center 2316 E Meyer Blvd Kansas City, MO 64132 [email protected] 816- 276-3948 (o)/816-304-5898 ( c ) CONFIDENTIAL - Contains proprietary information. Not intended for external distribution. -----Original Message----- From: Belfi, Karen [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 07, 2016 12:06 PM To: Heyer, Holly S; Lightner Tammy; [email protected] Subject: [EXTERNAL] Sepsis as Source fo Infection CMS released an "Additional Notes for Abstraction" for Version 5.0b, which stated that sepsis can be used as a source of infection. I've attached it here. Karen Belfi, RN, MSN Quality Outcomes Coordinator Lankenau Medical Center 484-476-8092 Pager: 5240 -----Original Message----- From: Sepsisgroups [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Heyer, Holly S Sent: Monday, March 07, 2016 6:09 AM To: '[email protected]'; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Sepsis Groups] Sepsisgroups Digest, Vol 194, Issue 9 I think this is a good question, because we have a very recent case that the auditors are marking as a sepsis case with the documentation of "sepsis" as the source of infection. I think I will send a query to Q-Net to determine what their opinion is of this documentation. Holly Heyer Holly Heyer, RN, BSN | Quality Specialist | Quality Department Beaumont Hospital-Taylor | 10000 Telegraph Road | Taylor, MI 48180 (313).295.5040 (office) | [email protected] This document is CONFIDENTIAL. Its use is for a professional/peer review function which is for the purpose of reducing morbidity and mortality and evaluating and improving the quality of care rendered to patients, and reviewing the necessity and appropriateness of care rendered. Any records, data, and knowledge collected for or by individuals assigned a professional / peer review function are confidential subject to MCLA 331.531, 331.532, 331.533, 333.20175, 333.21513, 333.21515, 330.1143A and 330.1748(9) and other state and federal laws. -----Original Message----- From: Sepsisgroups [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2016 4:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Sepsis Groups] Sepsisgroups Digest, Vol 194, Issue 9 Good afternoon Since clarification came out regarding the ability to use "sepsis" as suspected infection, I would think that an order for a sepsis order set would also indicate as such. Unless, sepsis ordersets could possibly be utilized for other disease processes. I have not seen anything official indicating this, it is only my opinion to add to the discussion. Thank you Tammy Lightner RN, MHA, MSPM Director of Performance Improvement Research Medical Center 2316 E Meyer Blvd Kansas City, MO 64132 [email protected] 816- 276-3948 (o)/816-304-5898 ( c ) _______________________________________________ Sepsisgroups mailing list [email protected] http://lists.sepsisgroups.org/listinfo.cgi/sepsisgroups-sepsisgroups.org
