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. 2023 Feb 21;329(7):535-536.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.0340.

The Importance of Shifting Sepsis Quality Measures From Processes to Outcomes

Michael Klompas  1   2 , Chanu Rhee  1   2 , Mervyn Singer  3
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The Importance of Shifting Sepsis Quality Measures From Processes to Outcomes

Michael Klompas et al. JAMA. .
No abstract available

Plain language summary

This Viewpoint discusses the failure of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ SEP-1 sepsis outcome improvement initiative to improve patients’ sepsis outcomes and suggests changing the focus of sepsis quality metrics from processes to outcomes.

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