Trauma performance improvement is a chain of activities that stretches from event identification and review to corrective action and loop closure. Like any chain, however, trauma PI is only as strong as its weakest link. In many cases, the weak link is implementation of the corrective action. Many PI projects fall short because program leaders…
A new study coordinated by the Coalition for National Trauma Research (CNTR) will implement a venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention bundle at 10 trauma centers in…
Trauma program leaders use trauma scores to monitor and improve quality of care. Three of the most important trauma scores are the Injury Severity Score…
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has announced that it will permanently discontinue in-person site visits for trauma center verification. Starting in 2021, all verification…
