State sepsis mandates—a new era for regulation of hospital quality.

Tina B. Hershey; Jeremy M. Kahn

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State sepsis mandates—a new era for regulation of hospital quality.

June 21, 2017

Hershey TB, Kahn JM. N Engl J Med. 2017;376(24):2311-2313.

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Delays in diagnosis and treatment of sepsis can have serious consequences. This commentary discusses successful programs, built on policy mandates, that aim to ensure effective standardized approaches are in place at health care facilities to prevent harm associated with sepsis.

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