The impact of an electronic medical record surveillance program on outcomes for patients with sepsis

Abstract Objectives To evaluate the effects of this EMR surveillance on sepsis, severe sepsis or septic shock outcomes in patients admitted to a medical telemetry unit, including length of hospital stay, patient discharge and mortality. Methods A retrospective review of pre- and post-implementation...

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Published in:Heart & lung 2014-11, Vol.43 (6), p.546-549
Main Authors: McRee, Laura, DNP, ACNP-BC, RNFA, Thanavaro, Joanne L., DNP, ANP-BC, GNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, DCC, FAANP, Moore, Karen, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, Goldsmith, Melissa, PhD, RN, Pasvogel, Alice, PhD, RN
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cardiovascular
Clinical outcomes
Critical Care
Electronic Health Records
Electronic medical record
Female
Hospital Mortality
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Length of Stay
Male
Middle Aged
Mortality
Patients
Pilot Projects
Pulmonary/Respiratory
Retrospective Studies
Sepsis
Sepsis - diagnosis
Sepsis - mortality
Sepsis - therapy
Sepsis campaign
Sepsis surveillance
Shock, Septic - diagnosis
Shock, Septic - mortality
Shock, Septic - therapy
Surveillance
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract Objectives To evaluate the effects of this EMR surveillance on sepsis, severe sepsis or septic shock outcomes in patients admitted to a medical telemetry unit, including length of hospital stay, patient discharge and mortality. Methods A retrospective review of pre- and post-implementation of a pilot electronic medical record (EMR) sepsis surveillance. Results Implementing EMR sepsis surveillance significantly improved home discharge (49.0% versus 25.3%, p  
ISSN:0147-9563
1527-3288
DOI:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.05.009