Date: February 1, 2024
Time: 2:00 - 3:30 pm ET / 11:00 am - 12:30 pm PT
The Michigan Hospital Medicine Safety Consortium (HMS) is a data-driven collaborative supported by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan. HMS provides the infrastructure needed to facilitate data collection and information sharing to support Michigan hospitals in improving the safety and quality of care for hospitalized medical patients. In 2021, HMS launched a sepsis initiative among 12 volunteer pilot hospitals. In 2022, the sepsis initiative was launched among the remaining 57 HMS hospitals. The HMS sepsis initiative assesses the care of patients meeting surveillance criteria for sepsis with the goal of improving patient experience and outcomes across the continuum of care – from early identification and management to post-discharge care coordination and 90-day outcomes.
The presentation will begin with Dr. Prescott introducing participants to HMS and discussing why HMS and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan identified sepsis as a priority for Michigan hospitals. HMS data provided to participating sites will be reviewed with examples of how sites are utilizing the data, tools, and resources provided by HMS to drive quality improvement and education at their sites. Following Dr. Prescott’s presentation will be a panel session that engages HMS physicians, BCBSM leadership, a Sepsis Quality Improvement Consultant, and a physician representative from an HMS participating site.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the activity, the learner should be able to:
- Summarize the processes and infrastructure provided by HMS Sepsis to facilitate quality improvement and collaborations across Michigan hospitals;
- Restate the wide differences in sepsis practice across Michigan sites that result in variance in success rates for performance metrics;
- Identify the various interventions sites have taken to implement quality improvement work for management of patient with sepsis;
- Summarize how various members of quality collaboratives work together to create mutually beneficial relationships.
Target Audience:
Nurses, advanced practice providers, physicians, emergency responders, pharmacists, medical technologists, respiratory therapists, physical/occupational therapists, infection prevention specialists, data/quality specialists, and more.