Since Froedtert Hospital adopted the test, the mortality rate for sepsis patients has decreased by 42% and hospital length of ...

Rapid sepsis testing benefits patients, lowers cost of care, and boosts antibiotic stewardship. Rapid sepsis testing at Allegheny Health Network has boosted care quality with improved clinical ...

Long-term nursing home stays and deaths after hospitalization for sepsis went up during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with before it, a new study finds. People of all races and ethnicities ...

A new independent study in the Journal of Critical Care Medicine found that Epic's sepsis early warning system led to faster antibiotic administration and better patient outcomes without an increase ...

As health care systems look to lower costs and improve patient outcomes, controlling sepsis is a great place to start. Ignoring that opportunity is a huge mistake. When a patient spikes a fever for an ...

Significant change in sepsis care is recommended by the retirement of the existing CMS Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock Management Bundle (SEP-1) They emphasize the need to shift the focus from specific ...

Sepsis surveillance technology is one important key to reducing the cost of sepsis care CMS and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) estimate that sepsis costs the U.S. healthcare ...

Dr. Goodwin: Studies have shown that treating sepsis as early as possible dramatically improves outcomes. In fact, most of ...

Twenty-seven states fall below the national average for appropriate sepsis care, according to sepsis performance data added to CMS’ Hospital Compare website in July. Nationally, the average percentage ...

Deadly blood infections persist in Illinois' understaffed nursing homes, according to a joint news investigation. The Chicago Tribune and Kaiser Health News found that about 6,000 Illinois nursing ...

The care given to a 45-year-old man with disabilities who died from sepsis after not being given the correct medication for ...