Preliminary Performance on the New CMS Sepsis-1 National Quality Measure: Early Insights From the Emergency Quality Network (E-QUAL)
Venkatesh AK, Slesinger T, Whittle J, Osborn T, Aaronson E, Rothenberg C, Tarrant N, Goyal P, Yealy DM, Schuur JD. Preliminary Performance on the New CMS Sepsis-1 National Quality Measure: Early Insights From the Emergency Quality Network (E-QUAL). Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2017, 71: 10-15.e1. PMID: 28789803, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.06.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBundle complianceBundle elementsSEP-1 performanceSeptic shock casesIntravenous fluid resuscitationHospital-level variationChart review dataHospital-based EDsNational quality measuresQuality improvement dataBest practice implementationHospital-level performanceMedicaid Services definitionsSevere sepsisSecondary outcomesFluid resuscitationPrimary outcomeAcademic centersED implementationBundle componentsPractice implementationPreliminary dataImprovement dataFiscal year 2016Modest improvement