Can an end-to-end tele-sepsis solution improve SEP-1 metrics?
Many sepsis cases are difficult to detect in a timely manner and these delays impact outcomes. The organization developed an end-to-end sepsis solution, incorporating early detection, automated monitoring, nurse navigators, sepsis consultation, and data collection, and analyzed the impact of their SEP-1 compliance. During an 11-week intervention period, 20,218 patients met initial screening criteria; 1,233 were classified as primary sepsis; 820 contacts to the clinical staff were made; and 73 consults were performed. Compared to institutional baseline, SEP-1 compliance improved during the intervention period (66.5% vs. 78.3%, respectively; p=.0016). The organizations results demonstrate that an end-to-end sepsis solution can improve sepsis metrics. Having Thomas Jefferson share their journey as well as lessons learned will help other members by having concrete tips that they can walk away with and implement in their organizations to see similar outcomes/improvements.
Target Audience
Nurses
Physicians
Healthcare Executives
Quality Improvement professionals
Learning Objectives
- Identify the heterogeneous challenges of optimizing sepsis care
- Discuss the importance of early screening for potential sepsis patients in optimal capture of an institution's sepsis cases
- Identify the systems utilized in our end-to-end sepsis solution to significantly improve SEP-1 metric compliance
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Faculty
David Gaieski, MD
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University
Planning committee
Shannon Hale, RN, MHA, CPHQ
Performance Improvement Program Director
Vizient, Inc.
David Gaieski, MD
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University
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NURSING
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Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 ANCC
- 1.00 General CE - Attendance