Beginning in late 2014, the collaborative’s member hospitals voluntarily reported sepsis data to the NJHA. The hospitals also adopted standardized screening tools and a number of treatments as best practices in their facilities.
The report shows that in one year, the hospitals reduced severe sepsis mortality by 10.76 percent. They also increased the use of a hospital-wide sepsis screening tool from 20 percent to 70 percent as well as increased adoption of a hospital-wide sepsis protocol from 40 percent to 90 percent. The hospitals’ efforts saved nearly 400 lives between December 2014 and December 2015.
For its second year, the collaborative will focus on a number of new objectives, including reducing the frequency of sepsis-related readmissions and shaping sepsis screening and treatment for the pediatric setting.
More articles on healthcare quality:
NYU researchers: Is Zika an STD?
Biden calls for direct vote on Zika bill
Infections borne of contaminated water becoming more expensive for Medicare
