Do you have a “gut feeling” about what is causing performance problems in your trauma center? Most people start the PI process with a strong…

Many healthcare leaders look to Toyota and other world-class manufacturers for ideas on how to improve quality. But few healthcare organizations have adopted one of…

The Cribari Grid has long been the standard tool for measuring undertriage and overtriage rates within a trauma system. But while the grid is relatively…

What is the right “scale” for a trauma quality program? Four years ago, the Michigan trauma community launched a region-level quality collaborative. Leaders say a…

Trauma systems in the U.S. have developed dramatically in recent decades. But according to Barbara Gaines, MD, many aspects of trauma care today are designed…

The 5-month-old Geriatric Trauma Institute at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, a Level I trauma center in Johnstown, Pa., has reduced LOS for older trauma patients…