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Commitment to COT verification improves patient outcomes and financial performance.

Paul M Maggio¹, Susan I Brundage, Tina Hernandez-Boussard

¹Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA. pmaggio@stanford.edu

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Area of Science:

Trauma Care
Surgical Outcomes
Healthcare Management

Background:

A Level I trauma center implemented a comprehensive improvement program following an unsuccessful verification visit.
Initiatives included new personnel, enhanced quality assurance, and an outreach program.
The program aimed to address deficiencies and improve trauma care services.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the longitudinal impact of a trauma center's improvement program on patient volume, outcomes, and financial performance.
To assess the effectiveness of a hospital's commitment to trauma center verification.

Main Methods:

Analysis of trauma registry data from 2001 to 2007 for all trauma patients.
Evaluation of clinical data: admissions, interfacility transfers, Injury Severity Score (ISS), length of stay, and mortality.
Assessment of financial performance including revenue and profitability.

Main Results:

A 30% increase in admissions, driven by a fivefold rise in interfacility transfers.
A 106% increase in severe trauma patients (ISS >24) with a 47% decrease in mortality for this group.
A 78% increase in revenue and sustained hospital profitability.

Conclusions:

Trauma center verification, with significant hospital commitment, led to increased patient volume and acuity.
Despite higher patient severity, mortality significantly decreased, and intensive care unit length of stay trended lower.
The program resulted in substantial financial gains, demonstrating improved patient outcomes and hospital viability.