Case Study
Optimizing Sepsis Care Improves Early Recognition and Outcomes
Copyright © 201 8 Health Catalyst 1 HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION Integrated Delivery System PRODUCTS Health Catalyst ® Data Operating System (DOS TM ) Platform Sepsis Prevention Advanced Application Success Story Optimizing Sepsis Care Improves Early Recognition and Outcomes EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Early identification of sepsis is challenging, as the patient’s physical response to this overwhelming infection presents as a syndrome of non-specific symptoms, delaying recognition, diagnosis, and treatment, which increases mortality rates. Mission Health, North Carolina’s sixth largest health system, had implemented evidence-based sepsis care bundles; however, processes for identifying patients with sepsis and initiation of care was fragmented and varied widely across the system, negativel