Septic Shock: Repeat Volume Status & Tissue Perfusion Assessment Performed - Sepsis Chatter (Sep 23)

Welcome to the September 2023 Edition of Sepsis Chatter!

Our newest video presentation is titled: “Sepsis Chatter-Septic Shock: Repeat Volume Status and Tissue Perfusion Assessment Performed”

This presentation begins with a review of the data element “Repeat Volume Status and Tissue Perfusion Assessment Performed” then continues to explore if and when a repeat volume status and tissue perfusion assessment is required to be performed. The following sub-topics will be covered in detail:

• Recognizing if a Repeat Volume Status and Tissue Perfusion Assessment needs to be performed.
• Calculating the acceptable timeframe that a Repeat Volume Status and Tissue Perfusion Assessment is required to be performed
• Determining the acceptable documentation that meets this data element
• Choosing the correct Date/Time to abstract the Repeat Volume Status and Tissue Perfusion Assessment performed

Each of the covered topics will include specific abstraction guidance that is defined in the current CMS Specifications Manual for National Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures. We will review the application of these guidelines using examples and rationale.

*This presentation is based on the information included in the most current version of the Specifications Manual for National Hospital Inpatient Quality version 5.13 (Discharges July 1 through December 31, 2023) *For the most accurate guidance, please refer to the version of the Specifications Manual that corresponds to the Discharge Date(s) that are being reviewed.