Sepsis has long been a challenge for healthcare organizations. It is a leading cause of morbidity, readmissions and mortality. As a reaction to an infection, sepsis can spread quickly, progress to septic shock and eventually shut down organ systems. Catching it early is a priority and the basis for much of a hospital’s approach to the disease. This episode features a healthcare expert who shares her organization’s approach to sepsis, as part of a Vizient collaborative, that has resulted in significant reduction in the disease.

Guest speaker: Leanne Bonds, MSN, RN, CPHQ Director of Quality and Patient Safety UF Health Shands Hospital

Host: Shannon Hale, MHA, RN, CPHQ Performance Improvement Program Director Vizient

Show Notes:

[01:14] Rationale for participating in the collaborative

[01:53] Goal of participation

[02:23] Increasing compliance with the sepsis order set

[03:11] Use of sepsis sidebar

[04:06] Barriers to implementation

[04:46] Outcomes from collaborative

[05:45] A takeaway from the collaborative

[07:02] Next steps

Links| Resources:

Contacting Knowledge on the Go: picollaboratives@vizientinc.com

Shannon’s email: shannon.hale@vizientinc.com

Leanne’s email: lbon0001@shands.ufl.edu

CDC sepsis website: https://www.cdc.gov/sepsis/what-is-sepsis.html

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