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Variability in determining sepsis time zero and bundle compliance rates for the centers for medicare and medicaid services SEP-1 measure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 June 2018

Chanu Rhee ,
Sarah R. Brown ,
Travis M. Jones ,
Cara O’Brien ,
Anupam Pande ,
Yasir Hamad ,
Amy L. Bulger ,
Kathleen A. Tobin ,
Anthony F. Massaro  and
Deverick J. Anderson
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Chanu Rhee*
Affiliation:
Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School/Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, Massachusetts Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Sarah R. Brown
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Travis M. Jones
Affiliation:
Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
Cara O’Brien
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Anupam Pande
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
Yasir Hamad
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
Amy L. Bulger
Affiliation:
Department of Quality and Safety, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Kathleen A. Tobin
Affiliation:
Lawrence Center for Quality and Safety, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Anthony F. Massaro
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Deverick J. Anderson
Affiliation:
Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
David K. Warren
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
Michael Klompas
Affiliation:
Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School/Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, Massachusetts Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
for the CDC Prevention Epicenters Program
Affiliation:
Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School/Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, Massachusetts Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri Department of Quality and Safety, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts Lawrence Center for Quality and Safety, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
*
Author for correspondence: Chanu Rhee, MD, MPH, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, 401 Park Drive, Suite 401, Boston, MA 02215. E-mail: crhee@bwh.harvard.edu
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Abstract

We compared sepsis “time zero” and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) SEP-1 pass rates among 3 abstractors in 3 hospitals. Abstractors agreed on time zero in 29 of 80 (36%) cases. Perceived pass rates ranged from 9 of 80 cases (11%) to 19 of 80 cases (23%). Variability in time zero and perceived pass rates limits the utility of SEP-1 for measuring quality.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 39 , Issue 8 , August 2018 , pp. 994 - 996
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© 2018 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved. 

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