Blessing Health targets smarter sepsis surveillance with Wolters Kluwer - Seite 2

Tracking sepsis amid changing patient conditions

Every hour sepsis goes untreated mortality increases by about 8%.² Wolters Kluwer's POC Advisor technology detects sepsis six hours earlier than common systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)-triggered electronic health record (EHR) alerts by analyzing a broad spectrum of real-time data, monitoring trends, and assessing all data in the context of the patient's clinical status and co-morbid conditions. Alerts routed directly to a central monitor, into the EHR, or to point of care devices equip the bedside teams to act fast.

At Blessing, many providers rely on documenting patient conditions in text notes; POC Advisor's natural language processing (NLP) scours clinical notes for critical information missing from standardized EHR data that might indicate sepsis. Coupled with evidence-based recommendations for the treatment of sepsis, POC Advisor helps improve patient outcomes by ensuring the delivery of bundle care components.

Wolters Kluwer's team of clinical and informaticist experts supports the implementation. They optimize the use of POC Advisor by developing team workflows, building and maintaining the clinical rules that drive sepsis alerts, and providing detailed case reviews to clinical teams.

"Clinicians are already overloaded with alerts. Our Wolters Kluwer team is helping healthcare providers like Blessing break through this noise so they have actionable, timely, and specific recommendations that allow them to deliver high-quality care that adheres to the most current evidence," said Karen Kobelski, Vice President and General Manager of Clinical Surveillance Compliance & Data Solutions, Wolters Kluwer Health. "Blessing has made its sepsis program a priority, and we're honored to work hand in hand with the Blessing team to seamlessly integrate sepsis alerts into provider workflows to achieve the hospital’s goals."

Learn more about POC Advisor for sepsis identification and care management.

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