Implementation of point-of-care blood gas testing at a large community hospital: Cost analysis, sepsis bundle compliance, and employee engagement.

Introduction/background: Point-of-care testing (POCT) platforms support patient-centered approaches to health care delivery and may improve patient care. We evaluated implementation of a POCT platform at a large, acute care hospital in the Midwestern United States.

Methods: We used lactate testing as part of a sepsis bundle protocol to evaluate compliance and mortality outcomes.

Evaluation of Safety and Cost of an Open-Design Oxygen Mask in a Large Community Hospital.

Background: In our large community hospital, we observed that traditional oxygen masks were sometimes set at an inappropriately low flow. We hoped to eliminate this safety concern through adoption of an open-design oxygen mask. We also hoped that more immediate flow changes would lead to a decrease in medical gas consumption.