The GSA is a non-profit charity organization with the mission to provide global leadership to reduce the worldwide burden of sepsis. The GSA is the …

The international Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) is a joint initiative of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM), led by …

Explore strategies to improve sepsis bundle compliance and reduce mortality in Critical Access Hospitals. This session highlights SEP-1 interventions, implementation science approaches, and lessons learned …

This presentation describes how the IPSO Change Package supports the spread of pediatric sepsis best practices, how to navigate its tools, and explore practical strategies …

A Sepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock Pathway Template is a clinical tool used to guide health care providers in the early identification and treatment …

• Presentation slides
• Standardizing Quality Metrics for Blood Culture Collection

The General Abstraction Guidelines explain the different sections of the data element definitions and provide direction for common questions and issues that arise in medical record abstraction. Version 5.18 CY 1st Qr. to 4th Qr., 2026

The General Abstraction Guidelines explain the different sections of the data element definitions and provide direction for common questions and issues that arise in medical record abstraction. Version: 5.127b-CY 2025 1st Qr. to 4th Qr., 2025

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• Process Measures
• New Process

• Presentation slides

• Presentation Slides
• LTAC Bundle Baseline Template

• Kentucky Sepsis Consortium Presentation

• Presentation slides
• Guide to Preventing CAUTI
• Sepsis Bundle: LTAC ONLY Facilities

• From Screening to Action Presentation
• Sepsis: Establishment of Time Zero Presentation
• Download Sepsis Badge Card

• Kentucky Sepsis Consortium Presentation
• Maternal Sepsis

• Kentucky Sepsis Consortium Presentation
• Improving Patient Outcomes
• Sepsis Tips, Tools & Automation

• Why Sepsis Bundle Compliance Matters for LTACHs
• Sepsis Bundle Overview

• Kentucky Sepsis Consortium Presentation
• Families Fighting Flu
• What is Sepsis? Video Links

• Kentucky Sepsis Consortium Presentation
• Families Fighting Flu
• EMS Expansion

• Presentation slides
• Blood Culture Metrics (Levi Petrey) presentation and recording

• Kentucky Sepsis Consortium Presentation
• Blood Cultures Presentation
• References

• Kentucky Sepsis Consortium Presentation
• Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements: Findings from the 2023 NHSN Annual Survey

This publication provides details on the impact of sepsis in Kentucky. The data includes details on hospital utilization due to sepsis and the people who have been impacted by the condition in the Commonwealth. (KHA)

Color-coded spreadsheet to assist with identifying breakdowns in best practice (KHA)

Color-coded spreadsheet to assist with identifying breakdowns in best practice (KHA)

The Alliant Health Solutions (AHS) Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) Surveillance & Dashboard tool is a modifiable spreadsheet designed to support nursing facility infection prevention and control (IPC) surveillance.

CDC

Para Los Pacientes y sus Familias (CDC)

For the FY 2025 Program year, the SNF VBP Program will award incentive payments to SNFs based on their performance on the SNF 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Measure (SNFRM). (CMS.gov)

Alliant Health Solutions

This sepsis gap analysis tool can help facilities assess the difference between actual practice and expected performance of sepsis prevention and management practices (i.e., facility policies and procedures, regulations, or practice guidelines). This tool can support nursing facility

Includes Root Cause Analysis worksheet (Alliant Health Solutions)

Society of Critical Care Medicine

Worksheet with SBAR script (Alliant Health Solutions)

Alliant Health Solutions

As part of Sepsis Awareness Month, KHA’s Vice President of Clinical Strategy and Transformation Deb Campbell and Director of Health Information & Analytics Mike Schutze …

Kentucky Sepsis Consortium

Sepsis Survivor Darrell Raikes and KHA Vice President of Quality & Health Professions Deb Campbell talk about Sepsis Survivor Week and KHA’s Kentucky Sepsis …

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Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation (SBAR) is a communication technique used to convey a complete message in a concise manner. With SBAR, communication becomes streamlined and systematic, allowing less room for human error. (Alliant Health Solutions)

Alliant Quality

Alliant Health Solutions

Note: Recording requires registration to access. (Owens & Minor)

• Nursing homes including rehab services (Data.cms.gov)
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Forms & Checklists for Infection Prevention, Volume 1 was designed to provide a variety of resources for the infection preventionist from novice to expert. The editors have selected and organized this compilation of forms, checklists, policies, and guidelines to