​AI software offering predictive insights to aid proactive real-time decision support and target opportunities to predict sepsis progression, precluding the need for instituting aggressive care later through an early warning system to identify deteriorating patients and aid CMS SEP-1 compliance efforts.
​SafeCare AI Patient Safety III – Predict Sepsis Progression
Predicting Sepsis Progression - Dynamic Healthcare Predicting ​
​Sepsis Progression
Patients who survive sepsis often suffer long-term physical, psychological, and cognitive disabilities.  Because sepsis is a condition that often involves multiple organ systems, the care of patients with sepsis is complex and frequently requires the coordination of multiple disciplines throughout the hospital. Thus, one of the potential drivers of the costs of care may be the quality of care coordination and the overall efficiency of the hospital environment.
​          According to the CDC, sepsis is a clinical syndrome defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. The burden of sepsis is astronomical with over 1.7 million adult sepsis cases annually in the U.S. which contribute to 270,000 deaths. The annual costs attributable to sepsis care have been estimated at $17 billion.
It costs less for a hospital to treat sepsis upon admission, at about $18,000 per non-severe case compared to $68,000 for sepsis progression.
​          Early identification of patients with non-severe sepsis at highest risk for progression to severe sepsis or septic shock is a critical first step in preventing sepsis progression.