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Electronic Trauma Patient Outcomes Assessment Tool

2011; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 18; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/jtn.0b013e31823a49ff

1932-3883

Alejandrina Salazar, Alan Tyroch, David G. Smead,

Hospital Admissions and Outcomes

An electronic dashboard can enhance compliance with a specific checklist of indicators with daily management of injured patients in a trauma intensive care unit effectively. A performance management electronic dashboard monitored 24 indicators in the trauma intensive care unit over a 3-year period. Over a 3-year period, utilization of the electronic dashboard improved from 64% to 100% and mean compliance rose from 94.8% to 97.4%. Implementation of an electronic dashboard enhances compliance in managing trauma patients in a sustainable manner, allows immediate correction of deficiencies, monitors trends, and facilitates performance improvement/patient safety initiatives of a trauma program.