The checklist provides patients and family a list of questions they may want to ask regarding their diagnosis and suggested actions to take once discharged.

This toolkit is a resource to assist healthcare organizations in implementing an early severe sepsis identification and treatment program in the post-acute (facility-based) healthcare setting. It is designed to provide post-acute healthcare organizations with an evidence-based communication tool, staff education and care pathway to assist in improving care processes to identify patients more quickly with severe sepsis and to provide timely and effective treatment.

This infographic, prepared by the IPRO QIN-QIO, details the early signs and symptoms of sepsis. The document also includes recommended next steps if signs and symptoms show potential sepsis infection.

The Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC) Get Ahead of Sepsis educational effort helps educate patients, loved ones, families, and caregivers and healthcare professionals about the importance of early recognition and timely treatment of sepsis, reassessment of antibiotic needs, and prevention of infections. Download free materials for patients and healthcare professionals.

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Sepsis and septic shock can be associated with a mortality rate of up to 50 percent in hospitals that do not use an early detection and treatment bundle. MHA has coordinated development of the Seeing Sepsis toolkit, which facilitates adoption of sepsis early-detection tools, and the Surviving Sepsis Campaign, which provides three- and six-hour care bundles for hospitals of all sizes.

Sepsis Toolkit:

Spanish language Sepsis resources, by Sepsis Alliance, includes an overview, treatment information, symptoms and more. There are also resources in additional languages available on the site.

Task Order 1 contractors are required to share links to local level training with the Data Validation and Administrative (DVA) Contractor for posting on QIOProgram.org. Task Order 3 contractors are strongly encouraged to renew their commitment to sharing promising practices, training and resources by focusing on the following topics: 1) Patient and family engagement; 2) Staff onboarding, retention and training; 3) Violence prevention; 4) Hospital governance; and 5) High Reliability culture.