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Trauma Registry Q&A: “Can we ever use medical record codes?”

Trauma data experts have always discouraged registrars from using medical record codes. But with the implementation of ICD-10, registry leaders are rethinking this recommendation. In…

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Trauma Registry Q&A: “Which procedures do we need to capture and report?”

There is a lot of confusion about which procedures to include in a trauma registry and which are reportable to the National Trauma Data Bank…

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Falling behind on chart abstraction? Learn 7 strategies for increasing trauma registry efficiency

Trauma centers need to maintain a concurrent trauma registry. For ACS-verified centers, that means at least 80% of trauma cases must be entered in the…

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“Does your trauma program maintain its own site-specific data dictionary?”

In the May 2016 issue of Trauma System News, we asked readers whether their trauma program maintained its own site-specific data dictionary. The results of…

How to use registry reports to increase trauma data accuracy

The whole purpose of a trauma registry is to use your data to improve patient care and make better program management decisions. But as the…