A Multidisciplinary Sepsis Program Enabled by a Two-Stage Clinical Decision Support System: Factors That Influence Patient Outcomes

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 501-508

  Amland, Robert C ^a   Haley, James M ^b   Lyons, Jason J ^b  

^a CERNER CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Unity Diabetes Center   (United States)

Author keywords

2 stage sepsis clinical decision support (CDS); early recognition of sepsis; multidisciplinary sepsis program; sepsis quality improvement and patient safety

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84994234409     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860615606801     Document Type: Article

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