According to the Orange Book, trauma centers must have mechanisms for identifying events for review by the performance improvement (PI) program. How can you demonstrate to American College of Surgeons (ACS) surveyors that your center adequately identifies important system-related and peer review issues? I have had the privilege to observe PI processes in top trauma…
Author: Marco Bonta MD FACS
Marco Bonta MD FACS
Marco Bonta, MD, FACS (1957-2025) was the trauma medical director at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Bonta was also a member of the Verification Review Committee of the ACS Committee on Trauma and an ACS site reviewer.
Loop closure is a key element of trauma performance improvement (PI). Failure to document it adequately results in one of the most frequent deficiencies issued by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Based on my experience reviewing more than a hundred trauma centers, PI leaders struggle with one aspect of trauma loop closure more than…