"In 2011, North Shore-LIJ Health System (now Northwell Health) launched a strategic partnership with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement to accelerate the pace of sepsis improvement, focusing initially on sepsis recognition and treatment in emergency departments (EDs). The health system reduced overall sepsis mortality by approximately 50 percent in a six-year period (2008-2013; sustained through 2014) "
Methods for Reducing Sepsis Mortality in Emergency Departments and Inpatient Units
ME Doerfler et al.
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2015 May;41(5):205-211.
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