Feds Hope to Cut Sepsis Deaths by Hitching Medicare Payments to Treatment Stats
Treatment delays can undermine a patient's chance of survival
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Treatment delays can undermine a patient's chance of survival
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Sepsis, the body’s extreme response to an infection, affects 1.7 million adults in the United States annually.
A new rule sets specific treatment metrics for suspected sepsis cases in an effort to reduce deaths, but some experts say the measures could add to antibiotic overuse and need to be more flexible.