The new code, which went into effect Oct. 1, is meant to foster better communication between hospitals, home-care and other post-acute providers regarding ongoing care for sepsis survivors. Four ...

Dawn Nagel, a nurse at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif., knew she was going to have a busy day, with more than a dozen patients showing signs of sepsis. They included a 61-year-old mechanic with ...

Credit: Getty Images To address the gap in sepsis management bundle compliance at a community hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, the authors created an intervention targeting patients who presented with ...

Of all the life-threatening conditions hospitals battle on a daily basis, sepsis is a particularly fickle beast. Despite the difficulties associated with diagnosing this complication, healthcare ...

Sepsis the body’s extreme, life-threatening response to infection and the leading cause of death in U.S. hospitals. According to the Sepsis Alliance, it’s also the most expensive condition to treat, ...