Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis. Severe sepsis is a potentially life-threatening complication of an infection that occurs when an infection overwhelms the body’s natural defenses.
Patients who receive appropriate care for sepsis have decreases in organ failure, overall reductions in death in the hospital, length of stay, and costs of care.
Patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis per the CMS guidelines https://cmit.cms.gov/CMIT_public/ViewMeasure?MeasureId=1017#tab1