ACEP E-QUAL 31: Sepsis-1 National Quality Measure and EQUAL

Dr. Adam Rodos discusses the CMS measure SEP-1 as well as the EQUAL sepsis initiative. The talk focuses on the effect of these measures on patient care and strategies for sepsis care improvement. Guest: Adam Rodos MD (Assistant Professor, Dept of Emergency Medicine and Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine) Host: Dr. Jason Woods www.acep.org/equal   References: Barbash IJ, Davis B, Kahn JM. National Performance on the Medicare SEP-1 Sepsis Quality Measure. Critical Care Medicine. 2019. 47(8):1026–1032. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000003613 Kahn JM, et al. Association Between State-Mandated Protocolized Sepsis Care and In-hospital Mortality Among Adults With Sepsis. JAMA. 2019. 322(3):240-250. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.9021. Venkatesh AK et al. Preliminary Performance on the New CMS Sepsis-1 National Quality Measure: Early Insights From the Emergency Quality Network (E- QUAL). Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2018;71(1):10-15.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.06.032