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The Ins And Outs Of Unanticipated Mortality
This post defines unanticipated mortality, how many a typical program encounters, and describes exactly how to address and document them.








Transfers In: Direct Admit vs Send To The ED
How can you decide whether to accept a transfer patient as a direct admit or send them to your ED? Here are factors to help you decide the best place in the hospital for your patient.








Evolution Of Trauma PI: Twenty Years of Opportunities For Improvement
Discover the trends that Harborview Medical Center found when they analyzed 20 years of trends in preventable deaths.








How Often Should My Trauma Operations Committee Meet?
Learn which factors are important in planning how often your operations committee meets, and whether it should meet on the same day as your PI committee.








How Often Should My Performance Improvement Committee Meet?
How often should your Multidisciplinary Trauma PI Committee meet? Read about the six factors to help you determine the ideal frequency.








When Is An Opportunity For Improvement (OFI) Not An OFI?
Not every opportunity for improvement is clinically significant when classifying deaths and complications. Find out which ones aren’t.








How To Get Maximum Impact From Your PI Requests
Any Which Way You Can. Remember this silly Clint Eastwood movie? No?








The Seven Deadly Sins of Trauma PI
Trauma performance improvement is the backbone of any trauma center. And it’s








Hard Questions: Impact Of COVID-19 On Your Trauma Program Personnel
The Coronavirus pandemic has had wide-reaching effects on healthcare and hospitals. Anyone