Concept review of regionalized systems of acute care: Is regionalization the next frontier in sepsis care?

Nathan T. Walton; Nicholas M. Mohr

doi:10.1002/emp2.12631

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Concept review of regionalized systems of acute care: Is regionalization the next frontier in sepsis care?

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Concept review of regionalized systems of acute care: Is regionalization the next frontier in sepsis care?

Nathan T. Walton and Nicholas M. Mohr

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, Vol.3(1), pp.e12631-n/a

02/2022

DOI: 10.1002/emp2.12631

PMCID: PMC8733842

PMID: 35024689

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Abstract

Regionalization has become a buzzword in US health care policy. Regionalization, however, has varied meanings, and definitions have lacked contextual information important to understanding its role in improving care. This concept review is a comprehensive primer and summation of 8 common core components of the national models of regionalization informed by text‐based analysis of the writing of involved organizations (professional, regulatory, and research) guided by semistructured interviews with organizational leaders. Further, this generalized model of regionalized care is applied to sepsis care, a novel discussion, drawing on existing small‐scale applications. This discussion highlights the fit of regionalization principles to the sepsis care model and the actualized and perceived potential benefits. The principal aim of this concept review is to outline regionalization in the United States and provide a roadmap and novel discussion of regionalized care integration for sepsis care.

delivery of health care

emergency service

hospital planning

integrated

intensive care units

regional medical programs

sepsis

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Title: Subtitle: Concept review of regionalized systems of acute care: Is regionalization the next frontier in sepsis care?
Creators: Nathan T. Walton - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Nicholas M. Mohr - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, Vol.3(1), pp.e12631-n/a
DOI: 10.1002/emp2.12631
PMID: 35024689
PMCID: PMC8733842
NLM abbreviation: J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open
ISSN: 2688-1152
eISSN: 2688-1152
Number of pages: 13
Language: English
Date published: 02/2022
Academic Unit: Epidemiology; Emergency Medicine; Anesthesia; Injury Prevention Research Center
Record Identifier: 9984296121302771

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