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Home-care nurses often have no idea their patients were hospitalized for sepsis. Penn nurses want to change that.

A new diagnostic code could improve communication between hospitals and home care for sepsis patients.

Research by Penn Medicine and VNS Health laid the groundwork for a new ICD code for post-hospital sepsis care.
Research by Penn Medicine and VNS Health laid the groundwork for a new ICD code for post-hospital sepsis care.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer