The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has notified Flagstaff Medical Center in Flagstaff, Arizona, that it is no longer verified as a Level II trauma…
Current standards from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) require all trauma centers to (1) perform a pediatric readiness assessment of the emergency department and…
Vendors often bring new products directly to trauma program leaders because they believe trauma has more sway over purchase decisions. However, even when the clinical…
The U.S. Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently launched a review of Medicare payments for trauma claims. One focus of the OIG review is trauma…
The U.S. Office of Inspector General (OIG), the government’s watchdog agency for fraud and abuse, has recently begun investigating improper billing for trauma team activations.…
The Grey Book from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) is succinct in its wording and straightforward in its requirements. Yet in some cases, it…