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Program Management

Open-source software helps Level I trauma center meet ACS publishing requirement

Standard 9.1 from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) requires Level I trauma centers to publish at least 10 trauma-related research articles during each three-year verification cycle. While most centers have little trouble meeting the volume requirement, the administrative burden of running a trauma research and publishing program…

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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…