Table 1.

Key elements of the intervention

Time in months	Activity
1	Inspection team announces inspection and requests the hospital to submit information
2	Inspection team reviews records of patients with sepsis and collect relevant data for the inspection criteria. Data are collected for two time periods, baseline (September 2015) and right before the site visit. Inspection team reviews information from hospital and prepares for the site visit
3	Two-day site visit at the hospital with interviews of key personnel At the end of the site visit, the inspection team presents the preliminary findings, and the hospital can comment on these preliminary findings
4–5	The inspection team writes a preliminary report of their findings. The hospital can comment on the report
6	The inspection team sends the final report to the hospital
Continuously	The hospital plans and implements improvement measures
11	Follow-up audit (8 months after site visit). The inspection team reviews records of patients with sepsis and collect the same kinds of data as they did prior to the site visit Report on findings from audit. Require the hospital to implement necessary changes
17	Follow-up audit (14 months after site visit). The inspection team reviews records of patients with sepsis and collect the same kinds of data as they did prior to the site visit. Report on findings from audit. Require the hospital to implement necessary changes