1. Problem/Opportunity Statement
Sepsis Project Charter Template
Problem/Opportunity Statement
There are 1 million hospital admissions per year for sepsis in the US. Sepsis accounts for:
~20% of all ICU admissions
Up to 50% of all ICU deaths
More annual deaths than from heart attacks
More annual deaths than from breast cancer, prostate cancer and AIDS combined
Highest cost admission diagnosis
Hospitalizations per 100,000 discharges has steadily increased every year from 126(year 2003) to 342(year 2011).
Beginning Oct 2015, all hospitals will report their sepsis
performance to CMS.
Beginning in Oct 2016, payment to hospitals will be adjusted based performance on a new sepsis quality measure(SEP).
Implementing HVHC’s evidence based 3-Hour bundle has been associated with reductions in mortality and costs by up to 50%.
Project Aim
Implement the HVHC 3-Hour
bundle at all participating units.
Resource Plan
Sr. Executive Sponsor:
Clinical Champion:
Project manager:
Unit Implementation Leader:
Team members:
Contact Information for Project Lead:
Goal/Metric
By March 20, 2017, units will have achieved:
Milestones
Readiness Steps Completed
12/1/2015
Data Collection for Sepsis Implementation
1/1/2016
Official Launch
Complete Bundle Implementation
3/31/2016
Sepsis Implementation Complete
3/31/2017
Stakeholders
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