Saint Lukes Health System is an 11-hospital network based in Kansas City, Missouri, that accepts transfer patients from various rural and community-based hospitals throughout the area. Saint Lukes noticed increased mortality from sepsis among transfer patients due to this time-sensitive and deadly condition not being diagnosed early enough.With multiple hospitals using multiple EHR technologies sending patients into the Saint Lukes system, it created an information black hole for these sepsis patients. This inevitably led to missteps of care collaboration and coordination. Quick identification of sepsis is a challenge to even the most experienced clinician, said Joann Paul, vice president of quality and patient safety at Saint Lukes Health System. The early signs are often subtle, mimic other conditions, and are very easily lost when transferring a patient. Our goal is to very quickly identify sepsis, treat it rapidly using evidenced-based protocols, and ultimately save lives.

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