Here are four takeaways:
1. CMS added the measure to the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program with chart-abstracted data collection starting in 2015.
2. When the measure was proposed, APIC opposed it because the bundle required the inclusion of Central Venus Pressure measurement.
3. APIC claimed the Central Venus Pressure measurement required “needless placement of a central venous catheter, ” which APIC said puts patients at a higher risk of infection.
4. CMS revised the measure to allow providers to conduct a physical exam on the patient, rather than conducting an invasive procedure.
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