The CMS sepsis mandate: Right disease, wrong measure

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 517-518

  Klompas, Michael ^a   Rhee, Chanu ^a  

^a Department of Population Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICARE; NOTE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEPSIS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; CARE BUNDLE; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE BUNDLES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SEPSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84990056322     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/M16-0588     Document Type: Note

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