A Statewide Collaboration: Ohio Level III Trauma Centers' Approach to the Development of a Benchmarking System.
The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma revised the Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient to include the criteria for trauma centers to participate in a risk-adjusted benchmarking system. Trauma Quality Improvement Program is currently the risk-adjusted benchmarking program sponsored by the American College of Surgeons, which will be required of all trauma centers to participate in early 2017. Prior to this, there were no risk-adjusted programs for Level III verified trauma centers. The Ohio Society of Trauma Nurse Leaders is a collaborative group made up of trauma program managers, coordinators, and other trauma leaders who meet 6 times a year. Within this group, a Level III Subcommittee was formed initially to provide a place for the Level III centers to discuss issues specific to the Level III centers. When the new requirement regarding risk-adjustment became official, the subcommittee agreed to begin reporting simple data points with the idea to risk adjust in the future.
Marietta Memorial Hospital, Marietta, Ohio (Ms Lang); ProMedica Defiance Regional Hospital, Defiance, Ohio (Ms Simon); and Genesis HealthCare System, Zanesville, Ohio (Ms Kilgore).
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D019985:Benchmarking / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D009820:Ohio; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*