Hi, We are just starting to use the SSC data base to collect retrospective data. I have not been able to find in the resource guide for the SSC which diagnostic codes should be used. Could anyone please share which codes they are using if they are doing retrospective data collection from administrative data? Thanks very much, Joyce Stout
Joyce Stout,RN, MPA, NE-BC Department of Performance Improvement 215 955-2589 [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Sepsisgroups [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Karen Young Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 3:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Sepsis Groups] CMS Quality Measure Submission October 2015 Yes, we've heard the same, at a Sepsis Symposium this month where one of the CMS measure writers who spoke on the topic indicated the CMS data collection is set to start this October. I've asked FAQs at QNet earlier this month if we could get the specs any sooner than April 1-- the answer was yes, Specs are published on April 1 and no, you can't get them sooner. I anticipate we'll need some build in our electronic record to support the data collection and our reporting needs. The speaker said measures are focused on 3-hour Sepsis bundle compliance and a medical re-evaluation of fluid responsiveness in the 3-6 hour period, which can be done in a number of different ways to meet the standard. Data definitions will be crucial to understanding the measured population, as well as how "present on admission" fits into the picture; those are my preliminary assumptions to be verified when the Spec Manual comes out April 1st. I've alerted my IT department and ED department to expect work to be needed on the EHR; we'll be meeting as soon as the Spec Manual is published. I'm also learning more about coding rules for Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock to prepare. There will probably be value in continuing to collect some additional data points beyond the CMS measures, however that is achieved at one's organization. Karen Young RN CPHQ QI Specialist-Sepsis Valley Medical Center Renton WA 98055 425-228-3440 ext 5963 [email protected] Today's Topics: 1. CMS -Severe Sepsis & Septic Shock Management Bundle (Orth, Claudia) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 19:15:09 +0000 From: "Orth, Claudia" <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: [Sepsis Groups] CMS -Severe Sepsis & Septic Shock Management Bundle Message-ID: <b482f481b7b4d745be676ceff55ec9405168e...@mmc-exchmbs03.ad.mhc.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" 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]> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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