Maintaining a full team of trauma physicians is harder than ever. The challenges include physician shortages, increasing service requirements and the growing problem of physician burnout. This free guide shows trauma program leaders how to: Find and evaluate strong trauma surgeon candidates Avoid the “red flags” that signal potential recruiting mistakes Make the case for additional trauma…
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The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma has announced the launch of its new open access journal, Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open. The new peer-reviewed online journal will provide an international multidisciplinary forum for global issues in trauma and acute care surgery. Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open will debut in May 2016. According to…
A Business Intelligence (BI) system is an information system that integrates data from across an organization to enable better decision-making. Most BI systems include performance dashboards with powerful reporting and analytic capabilities. But while BI dashboards are common in healthcare, they are almost unknown in trauma. Recently, however, a large Colorado healthcare system has developed…
Most trauma registrars learn their job from their coworkers. New hires may attend a few classes, but they are largely expected to learn the ropes from other registrars. The problem with this approach is that it perpetuates registry errors. This free guide from himagine solutions presents 3 practical strategies for giving trauma registrars accurate and effective…
Ben Taub Hospital in Houston was notified this week by the American College of Surgeons that its Level I verification has been extended for an additional two years, according to the Houston Chronicle. Last year the ACS declined to grant full three-year verification to Ben Taub, citing significant concerns about operating room availability and surgeon…
Trauma registries are key to improving trauma center performance and system outcomes. But is the underlying data reliable? Recently, investigators from several centers studied interhospital variability and accuracy in data coding and scoring by registrars. The results — published in the September issue of the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery — suggest that…
Researchers develop easy to use, portable and inexpensive device to predict hypovolemia from hemorrhage by noninvasive monitoring of vascular tone EMS1.com ORLANDO, Fla. — Vascular tone, measured with a noninvasive, peripherally placed device, was proposed as a new vital sign to predict hemorrhage at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2015. Researchers from the University…
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The U.S. healthcare system transitioned to ICD-10 on October 1, when Medicare began requiring all claims to use the new code set. This is a challenge for many trauma registrars who already face a significant backlog. Experts say the transition to ICD-10 could cut registrar productivity in half for several months. What can trauma registrars…
Many trauma programs have trouble maintaining a concurrent trauma registry. One reason is the difficulty of recruiting a full team of trauma registrars. Another problem, however, is inefficiency. Poor software setup and other issues force registrars to spend time on tasks that do not add value. The registry team has less time for chart abstraction,…