System Details

  
  
  
  
  
Kentucky Trauma RegistryInjury SurveillanceTrauma Registry Inventory/Repository
  
  
  
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PerformanceMeasure
PerformanceGoal
PerformanceMetricResults
  
Timeliness

Increase the percent reporting trauma data by the deadline to more than 95 percent

Decrease late reporting of trauma registry data

Baseline: 82%

  
Accuracy

Conduct new training for registrars and trauma staff

Fewer data errors by registrars and trauma staff

Baseline: To Be Determined

  
Accuracy

Realign metrics with a focus on types and causes of injury

Remove Inappropriate data

Baseline: To Be Determined

  
Completeness

Number of trauma cases reported

Increase number of cases from 13,000 in 2016 to more than 15,000

Baseline: 13,000 (2016)

13,800 (2021)

  
Completeness

Increase the number of level 3 and 4 trauma centers reporting

Add trauma centers

Baseline: 19 (2021)

  
Uniformity

Establish data connectivity with EMS

Obtain useful information from EMS

No linkage exists between EMS and Trauma Registry

  
Integration

Establish data connectivity with EMS

Obtain useful information from EMS

No linkage exists between EMS and Trauma Registry

  
Accessibility

Increase data accessibility to researchers

Increase number of researchers using data

Baseline: To Be Determined

  
Completeness

​Number of trauma centers reporting

​Increase number of trauma centers reporting

2008: 5 (Baseline)
2009: 5
2010: 11
2011: 16
2012: 18
2013: 21
2014: 28
2015: 29
2016: 29
2017: 29
2018: 29
2019: 27
2020: 27
2021: 26
2022: 21
2023: 22
  
  
  
  
  
  
Kentucky Trauma Registry2022Improving State Trauma Registry DataM3DA-2022-00-00-03University of Kentucky Research Foundation
Kentucky Trauma Registry2023Improving State Trauma Registry DataM3DA-2023-00-00-03M3DA-2022-00-00-03University of Kentucky Research Foundation
Kentucky Trauma Registry2024Creating a Sustainable Kentucky Trauma Registry Data Management SystemM3DA-2024-00-00-03M3DA-2023-00-00-03University of Kentucky Research Foundation
Kentucky Trauma Registry2025Improving Data Quality in Kentucky's Trauma Data BankM3DA-2025-00-00-01M3DA-2024-00-00-03University of Kentucky Research Foundation
  
  
  
  
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