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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb310-state-variation-sepsis-2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - by QI setname
MDC14PRINDX*
Any age Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … Adult No 65 years and
older****
Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … Adult No 18-64 years Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … days > 27 days
or
age 1-17 years
Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … Accessed November 10, 2023.
** Septic shock identified by ICD-10-CM diagnoses R6521 and T8112XA.
*** Severe
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0231-section-6-table-4.pdf
June 02, 2025 - NICU 3 100% 1.00
Having renal failure 3 100% 1.00
Having congestive
heart failure
3 100% 1.00
Severe … 4 100% 1.00
Having renal failure 3 100% 1.00
Having congestive
heart failure
3 100% 1.00
Severe … 4 100% 1.00
Having renal failure 4 100% 1.00
Having congestive
heart failure
4 100% 1.00
Severe … 11 100% 1.00
Having renal failure 10 100% 1.00
Having congestive
heart failure
10 100% 1.00
Severe … sepsis 15 87% 0.72
Septic shock 15 87% 0.58
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb310-state-variation-sepsis-2022-addendum.pdf
January 01, 2022 - QI
setname
MDC14PRINDX*
Any age Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … Adult No 65 years and
older****
Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … days > 27 days
or
age 1-17 years
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• Septic shock**
• Severe … )
Neonatal No Age in days of 0-27 Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … PQI_Appendix_F.pdf
8
** Septic shock identified by ICD-10-CM diagnoses R6521 and T8112XA.
*** Severe
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/spotlight-overdiagnosis-and-delay-challenges-sepsis-diagnosis
October 28, 2020 - Understand the role of sepsis alerts and standardized order sets in sepsis management. … Characteristics and outcomes of culture-negative versus culture-positive severe sepsis. … Diagnostic accuracy of a screening electronic alert tool for severe sepsis and septic shock in the emergency … Hospital-wide impact of a standardized order set for the management of bacteremic severe sepsis. … Implications of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Early Management
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/sepsis/protocol
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb306-overview-sepsis-2016-2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - QI
setname
MDC14PRINDX*
Any age Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … Adult No 65 years and
older****
Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … Adult No 18-64 years Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe sepsis** … )
Neonatal No Age in days of 0-27 Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … Accessed November 10, 2023.
** Septic shock identified by ICD-10-CM diagnoses R6521 and T8112XA.
*** Severe
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb306-overview-sepsis-2016-2022-addendum.pdf
January 01, 2022 - QI
setname
MDC14PRINDX*
Any age Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … Adult No 65 years and
older****
Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … Adult No 18-64 years Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe sepsis … days > 27 days
or
age 1-17 years
Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … )
Neonatal No Age in days of 0-27 Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb308-hospital-sepsis-2019-2022-addendum.pdf
January 01, 2022 - QI
setname
MDC14PRINDX*
Any age Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … Adult No Age 18 years and
older****
Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … days > 27 days
or
age 1–17 years
Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … )
Neonatal No Age in days of 0–27 Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … Accessed November 10, 2023.
** Septic shock identified by ICD-10-CM diagnoses R6521 and T8112XA.
*** Severe
-
hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb309-sepsis-race-2016-2022-addendum.pdf
January 01, 2022 - setname
MDC14PRINDX*
Any age Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … Adult No 18 years and
older****
Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … days > 27 days
or
age 1-17 years
Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … )
Neonatal No Age in days of 0-27 Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … Accessed November 10, 2023.
** Septic shock identified by ICD-10-CM diagnoses R6521 and T8112XA.
*** Severe
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/remote-response-team-and-customized-alert-settings-help-improve-management-sepsis
February 26, 2025 - Remote Response Team and Customized Alert Settings Help Improve Management of Sepsis … , severe sepsis, or septic shock in four implementing acute care facilities was 5.29%, which was lower … Determine the workflow and sepsis alert needs of different facilities. … Surviving sepsis campaign. Crit Care Med. 2023;51(4):431-444. … Adherence to the SEP-1 sepsis bundle in hospital-onset v. community-onset sepsis: a multicenter retrospective
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-epidemiology-sepsis-prevalence-health-care-factors-and-opportunities-prevention
September 23, 2020 - Study
Vital signs: epidemiology of sepsis: prevalence of health care factors and … Sepsis has been a significant focus of quality improvement initiatives . … The medical records of a random sample of 246 adult and 79 pediatric patients with codes for severe sepsis … Pneumonia was the most frequently documented infection causing sepsis. … Think sepsis. Time matters.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/sepsis/index.html
September 01, 2024 - An Assessment of Sepsis in the United States and Its Burden on Hospital Care
Report … a comprehensive set of studies that calculate the morbidity, readmission, and mortality related to sepsis … with respect to pediatrics, maternal sepsis, nursing home care, and rehabilitation, and the association … a comprehensive assessment of hospital care for sepsis in the United States. … mortality, and hospital costs associated with sepsis.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb308-hospital-sepsis-2019-2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - QI
setname
MDC14PRINDX*
Any age Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … Adult No Age 18 years and
older****
Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … days > 27 days
or
age 1–17 years
Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … )
Neonatal No Age in days of 0–27 Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … Accessed November 10, 2023.
** Septic shock identified by ICD-10-CM diagnoses R6521 and T8112XA.
*** Severe
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4j_combo_psi13-sepsis-bestpractices.pdf
May 20, 2016 - Between 11
percent and 27 percent of ICU admissions have severe sepsis, with mortality rates ranging … • Develop order sets, preferably electronic, for nonsevere sepsis and for severe sepsis/septic
shock … Surviving Sepsis Campaign: international
guidelines for management of severe sepsis shock: 2012. … Impact of sepsis bundle strategy on outcomes of patients
suffering from severe sepsis and septic shock … Evaluation for Severe Sepsis Screening Tool. Society of Critical Care Medicine Web site.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-229-section-6a-tables-4-5.pdf
June 02, 2025 - syndrome 7 100% 1.00
Severe sepsis 7 86% 0.72
Septic shock 7 86% 0.70
Hospital
#2
Timely Blood … 4 100% 1.00
Severe sepsis 4 75% 0.00
Septic shock 4 75% 0.00
Hospital
#3
Timely Blood Culture … Severe sepsis 4 100% 1.00
Septic shock 4 100% 1.00
All Sites Timely Blood Culture 15 87% -0.07 … Blood culture performed at
referring hospital
15 100% 1.00
Sepsis syndrome 15 100% 1.00
Severe … sepsis 15 87% 0.72
Septic shock 15 87% 0.58
Table 5.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb309-sepsis-race-2016-2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - setname
MDC14PRINDX*
Any age Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … Criteria
Adult No 18 years and older**** Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … days > 27 days
or
age 1-17 years
Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … )
Neonatal No Age in days of 0-27 Any ICD-10-CM diagnosis of the following:
• Septic shock**
• Severe … Accessed November 10, 2023.
** Septic shock identified by ICD-10-CM diagnoses R6521 and T8112XA.
*** Severe
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/sepsis-slides.pptx
November 01, 2019 - Sepsis is a syndrome caused by the host response to an infection
Severe sepsis: associated organ
dysfunction … 15
Combination Therapy: More Recent Data
Meropenem plus moxifloxacin in severe sepsis/septic shock6 … 16
Combination Therapy: More Recent Data
Beta-lactam plus gentamicin in severe sepsis/septic shock7 … in patients with severe sepsis: a randomized trial. … Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-228-section-5-table-3.pdf
August 01, 2014 - Rationale: The goal of a severe sepsis
improvement program is better patient
outcomes resulting from … sepsis. … Surviving Sepsis Campaign:
International guidelines for
management of severe sepsis and
septic shock … Improving
outcomes for severe sepsis and septic
shock: Tools for early identification of
at-risk patients … sepsis and septic shock.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0230-section-6-tables-5-7.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Section 6, Tables 5 to 7
Table 5: Percent Agreement and Kappa Statistics for Sepsis for Inter-Rater … Timely antibiotics 2 100% 1.00
Antibiotics administered
at referring hospital
3
67%
0.00
Severe … administered
at referring hospital
3
100%
1.00
Severe sepsis 4 75% 0.00
Septic shock … antibiotics 4 100% 1.00
Antibiotics administered
at referring hospital
4
100%
1.00
Severe … administered
at referring hospital
10
90%
0.00
Severe sepsis 15 87% 0.72
Septic shock
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4h_pdi10-sepsis-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - • Develop order sets, preferably electronic, for nonsevere sepsis and for severe sepsis/septic
shock … emergency-department-protocol-leads-faster-
identification-and-treatment-pediatric-patients
Policies/Protocols
• Stony Brook Medicine Severe … ICU Severe Sepsis Screening Tool - Stony Brook
http://www.survivingsepsis.org/SiteCollectionDocuments … Surviving Sepsis Campaign: international
guidelines for management of severe sepsis shock: 2012. … Reducing mortality in severe sepsis with the
implementation of a core 6-hour bundle: results from the