The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) current guidelines for treating sepsis should be retired and replaced with more performance-based measures, according to a coalition of medical ...
CMS Releases Additional Criteria and New FAQs for Focused Infection Control Surveys in Nursing Homes
In a January 4, 2021 revision to a June 1, 2020 Quality, Safety and Oversight memorandum, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) revised the criteria for focused infection control (FIC) ...
The Infectious Diseases Society of America and a coalition of medical professional societies have released recommendations for modifying the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services sepsis metrics ...
In the presence of infection, the treatment principles are to remove the source and, while doing so, support the patient’s vital functions. In sepsis, removal of the source includes antibiotics, ...
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CMS Rules for Treating Sepsis Not Linked to Mortality Benefit, Study Finds
ORLANDO -- Following an exhaustive literature search, researchers were unable to find compelling evidence that mandated ...
Hospitals and infectious disease physicians contend that CMS’ final rule on sepsis care is too rigid and does not allow clinicians flexibility to determine how recommendations should apply to their ...
Below please find summaries of new articles that will be published in the next issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. The summaries are not intended to substitute for the full articles as a source of ...
LEXINGTON, Mass., Sept. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTOO), a leader in the rapid detection of sepsis-causing pathogens, today announced that the U.S. Centers for Medicare ...
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