McKnight's April 11, 2024
BALTIMORE — Quality experts at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will be taking a closer look at sepsis rates in nursing homes while continuing broader efforts to improve infection control, leaders said Wednesday.
“When we’re looking at readmissions and talking to our QIN-QIOs, the most common reason for readmission is typically related to sepsis,” said Colleen Frey, director of the CMS Division of Community and Population Health, referring to regional quality improvement groups that work with nursing homes.
“When we were looking at what would be our focus for this year, we decided we absolutely have to look at sepsis,” she added, speaking on the final day of the CMS Quality Conference.
Quality Improvement Organizations are already...
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