Physician Engagement at Alabama Hospital is Key to Reducing Sepsis Mortality

In early 2023, the quality department at DeKalb Regional Medical Center (DRMC) – a 134-bed, full-service hospital in Fort Payne, Alabama–selected sepsis mortality as a performance improvement project. Although the sepsis bundle compliance rates were quite good as...

Hospital Health Equity Strategic Planning Tool

The purpose of this tool is to provide a framework for hospital leadership and staff in the development of a health equity strategic plan that meets the CMS Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program Attestation Guidance for the Hospital Commitment to Health...