How to Get Started
- Contact HCA at sepsistool@hcanys.org to indicate interest and schedule a background discussion. HCA will gladly provide you with all of the necessary steps and education to incorporate the sepsis screening and intervention into your agency.
Who Is Eligible
- Any organization utilizing nurses or other qualified clinicians to perform the sepsis assessment using the HCA sepsis tool, and that provides services in home and community, or in an ambulatory or certain other residential/facility settings, may seek to incorporate the sepsis tool in its clinical practice. State associations and other multi-level organizations are also eligible to work with HCA to make the tool available to their affiliates.
What You Need to Do
- To use the sepsis tool, organizations must complete HCA-approved training and a sepsis tool user agreement (available upon request) attesting to the following requirements:
- Completion of the training.
- Use of the tool, algorithm, zone tool and protocol (a/k/a “related instruments) in the form and following the criteria provided.
- If the tool is being incorporated into the agency’s EHR, assure that the EHR company attests that its incorporation or any other use of the tool is solely for your agency.
- The tool and related instruments (except the zone tool) will not be shared with an entity that is does not have a user agreement with HCA)
- The agency is willing to share its experience with HCA and other users.
What We Do For You
- HCA can assist you with the initial training virtually or in-person. Training resources are available upon arrangement with HCA. Further foundational education is strongly recommended. A list of videos and resources are available here.
What Happens At Launch
- Providers should adopt the tool and related instruments as part of its clinical policies and protocols.
- Consider holding initial periodic “office hours” or other sessions for Q&A, and information sharing.
- Spread the word! Notify partners (hospitals, MDs, EMS, health plans, area agencies on aging, mental health, etc.,) that you are using this the HCA sepsis tool. Consider media education and outreach.
- Please share your data through the portal hosted by IPRO that has been specifically created for this HCA Sepsis Tool initiative. It helps support our mutual work in combatting sepsis.