Just received this email below from a colleague in my department. She received it from [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> this morning
Subject: [hiqrimprove-poc-notify] Implementation of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: Management Bundle Measure (NQF #0500) The purpose of this email is to notify hospitals participating in the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will require data collection of the Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: Management Bundle measure (NQF #0500) beginning with October 1, 2015 discharges. This measure was adopted for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 payment determination in the Calendar Year (CY) 2015 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule. CMS continues to believe that this is an important area for measurement given that mortality rates range from 16-49% and that sepsis is one of the top ten most common principal causes for hospitalizations. Further, through surveillance of early effective treatment of severe sepsis or septic shock, hospitals will not only know where in the sequence of steps to treat severe sepsis and septic shock patients, but also begin to decrease mortality related to sepsis and the costs associated with inefficient care of severe sepsis and septic shock patients. With the implementation of this measure, CMS will be able to gauge if care of severe sepsis and septic shock patients is improving. The Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock measurement information, including the Measure Information Form and algorithm, and abstraction guidance will be provided in Version 5.0 of the Specifications Manual for National Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures which will be posted to QualityNet on April 1, 2015. Please do not respond directly to this email. For questions related to the Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock measure, please use the Hospitals-Inpatient Questions & Answers tool at https://cms-ip.custhelp.com. Hospital Inpatient Value, Incentives, and Quality Reporting (VIQR) Support Contractor Phone: 866.800.8765, 844.472.4477 3000 Bayport Dr. Ste. 300 | Tampa, FL 33607 This material was prepared by the Inpatient Value, Incentives, and Quality Reporting Outreach and Education Support Contractor, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HHSM-500-2013-13007I, FL-IQR-Ch8-03252015-08 IMPORTANT WARNING: This electronic message transmission, and any documents accompanying it, contains information from Health Services Advisory Group of Florida, Inc. (D/B/A FMQAI), which is intended for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. This e-mail may contain information that is privileged and confidential, the disclosure of which is governed by applicable law. Disclosure of confidential information is prohibited by Federal regulations (42 CFR Part 480). If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this information is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Unauthorized disclosure of confidential information is subject to Federal prosecution. If the reader has received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by electronic mail and delete the related e-mail(s). From: Sepsisgroups [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Orth, Claudia Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 2:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Sepsis Groups] CMS -Severe Sepsis & Septic Shock Management Bundle Good Afternoon, I was just informed by a colleague that they were told during a Quantros webinar today, which is the software solution we currently use to submit Core Measures, that the Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Management Bundle will be required by CMS effective October 1, 2015 discharges and that they are planning to release the spec manual on April 1, 2015. Has anyone else heard about this and what steps are other institutions taking to prepare for this? Also, are you planning, if you currently do so, to continue submitting data to the SSC database and then also using whatever software you currently use to submit the CMS measures? Any thoughts and feedback would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance for your time and willingness to share! Respectfully, Claudia Claudia Orth BSN, RN, CCRN-K Regional Sepsis Coordinator Munson Medical Center (231) 935-5692 (Voice) [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
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