Physicians Disagree Over New CMS Sepsis Requirements.

eports the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will implement new reporting requirements in October for treating hospitalized sepsis patients. Physicians disagree on the new measures; some argue that the new measures will be helpful and will bring needed recognition to the issue, but others say the new definitions are arbitrary and may lead to unnecessary testing and treatment. http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/Medicare/53146