Changes in the National Trauma Data Standard go into effect on January 1. Registry software vendors will handle much of the transition work, but trauma…
Trauma data experts have always discouraged registrars from using medical record codes. But with the implementation of ICD-10, registry leaders are rethinking this recommendation. In…
There is a lot of confusion about which procedures to include in a trauma registry and which are reportable to the National Trauma Data Bank…
Trauma centers need to maintain a concurrent trauma registry. For ACS-verified centers, that means at least 80% of trauma cases must be entered in the…
In the May 2016 issue of Trauma System News, we asked readers whether their trauma program maintained its own site-specific data dictionary. The results of…