Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Committee approves bill directing hospitals to develop sepsis protocols and align reimbursement definitions
Summary
House Bill 16‑86 would direct hospitals to develop sepsis protocols and seeks to align clinical definitions used for treatment with reimbursement practices; hospital association representatives said the issue is primarily a reimbursement mismatch stemming from a definitional change (Sepsis‑3).
Representative Stark presented House Bill 16‑86, a request from the hospital association directing hospitals to develop sepsis protocols for treating critically ill patients and asking payers to recognize a broader set of clinical sepsis definitions for reimbursement.
Scott Tilleen, vice president…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
