Epic Sepsis Model vs VisualDx

OpenFDA lists no 510(k) under the Epic Sepsis Model name. K260008, decided in September 2026, belongs to Deterioration Index Version 2, a different model. The sepsis score is recalculated every 15 minutes, and each hospital sets its own alert thresholds. It fits an Epic hospital that wants the score inside its existing record.

VisualDx is a subscription for the clinician at the point of care. Elite is $299.99 per year billed annually and Core, the education plan, is $249.99 (currency not stated for both). Groups of 2 to 5 users and enterprise accounts are priced by contact. A primary care physician working up a rash gets a differential builder, and the vendor says the image library holds more than 50,000 images across skin tones and body sites. The vendor's 2020 DermExpert FAQ says VisualDx is exempt from FDA regulation, and its homepage mentions EHR integration with "major EHRs" and names none. On a ward, the Epic Sepsis Model raises the sepsis alert while VisualDx sits with whoever is working up a skin finding, so the two serve separate questions.