Successful feasibility test of the planned QA procedure for sepsis

28.11.2023 14:01

The Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) has released a report on the feasibility assessment of a cross-institutional quality assurance process for sepsis for publication. The report comes from the Institute for Quality Assurance and Transparency in Healthcare (IQTIG) and forms the basis for the further consultation process in the G-BA.

At the end of the consultations, the quality assurance process for diagnosis, therapy and aftercare of sepsis should be anchored in regular operations, i.e. in the guideline for data-supported cross-institutional quality assurance (DeQS-RL). The aim is to measure and compare patient-relevant quality aspects in order to achieve a reduction in mortality, new morbidity and the need for care of patients with sepsis.

In terms of content, after the feasibility test with service providers, IQTIG proposes to supplement the facilities' previous set of indicators with a few data fields and to dispense with data fields in the case-related indicators. Overall, the documentation effort would be reduced. In addition, according to the report, the list of specialist departments that should not treat sepsis patients or only in exceptional cases should be expanded. Patients who require palliative care should not be taken into account in the sepsis quality assurance process. The report will be published on the IQTIG website.