Leadership Feature Articles - Trauma System News

Program Management

OIG report on trauma “overpayments” is flawed but raises key issues

The big news in trauma is the recent release of a long-awaited report from the U.S. Office of Inspector General (OIG) on improper billing for trauma team activations. The title of the report says it all: Hospitals Charged CMS for Trauma Team Activations That Did Not Comply With…

(Webinar) Trauma Program Leaders: How to Talk So Revenue Cycle Will Listen

ACS clarifies requirements in 10 trauma center standards

Trauma Survey Notebook: ACS Level I reverification review in New York City

System Leadership

Research: Over half of severely injured patients first seen at Level III trauma centers or NTCs not transferred to higher-level care

More than half of severely injured patients in the U.S. who are first treated at a Level III trauma center or a hospital without a trauma designation are never transferred to a Level I or Level II trauma center, according to a recent study published in the Journal…