Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SEP-1 is the CMS Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock Management Bundle CMS is planning to transition SEP-1 from a pay-for ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services make SEP-1 sepsis care bundle a pay-for-performance measure. The inclusion of the Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Management Bundle (SEP-1) into Medicare's ...

Sepsis surveillance technology is one important key to reducing the cost of sepsis care CMS and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) estimate that sepsis costs the U.S. healthcare ...

In the past two months, two studies have found little to no association between CMS’ sepsis care rule and improved mortality. By fiscal 2026, hospitals face losing federal funding if they fail to ...

A new study raises critical questions about the effectiveness of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) sepsis quality measure, known as the Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock Management Bundle ...

Interim results from a 40-hospital pediatric sepsis quality improvement study support lengthening the initial window for giving fluids and antibiotics. They also suggest better outcomes when providers ...