1. Georgia Trauma Committee for Trauma Excellence (GCTE) Registry Subcommittee Meeting - July 11, 2019
Attendance: send to SUBJ: Registry 07/19 meeting attendance
Approval of May mins/meeting schedule Colleen Horne Gwinnett
Continuing education approval Tracy Johns Navicent
Data Dictionary Update Tracy Johns
Registry Standard: Registrar Education Colleen Horne
Review: AIS Coding Exercises Linda Greene N.E. Georgia
Pre-Existing Condition: Cirrhosis & Dementia Audrey Landrum Grady
State Registry Update Marie Probst GA DPH
For Your Information Katie Hasty Floyd
This presentation has been approved for 1 continuing educational unit by the American Health Information Association.
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2. GCTE Registry Subcommittee Meeting Registry Meeting Schedule
Conf Call Line:
10:30am
Passcode #:
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Agenda Items may include any combination:
State/NTDS data definitions
AIS diagnosis coding: exercises & injury review
ICD 10 procedure coding
Report writing
Performance Improvement and Patient Safety (PIPS)
Trauma standards
9/12/19
11/7/19
1/9/20
3/2020 no meeting – State TQIP Mtg
5/7/20
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3. GCTE Registry Subcommittee Meeting Speaker Disclosures
None of the presenters
have disclosures.
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4. GCTE Registry Subcommittee Meeting Continuing Education Approval
Have you heard? Registry calls have approved CEU credit!
Starting July 2019: applying for 1 CEU credit approval through GHIMA-AHIMA
Must attend at least 45 mins
Each person send SUBJ LINE: Registry mm/dd/yy meeting attendance. Names & addresses will be forwarded to GHIMA.
Recording w/ slides/attachments posted on website within 3 working days.
Register/create an account with GHIMA. Click on meeting & request CE certificate.
After the meeting, you can listen to the presentation and received continuing education credit for a limited time (1-2 weeks). After listening to presentation, each person send per instructions in step 2). Names & addresses will be forwarded to GHIMA to confirm eligibility for approved continuing education.
GHIMA: Georgia Health Information Management Association
AHIMA: American Health Information Management Association
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5. GCTE Registry Subcommittee Meeting Sharper ICD 10
Grant Funded Registration for
Sharper Coding for Trauma
Registration open until
Friday, July 19th
APPLY NOW!
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6. GCTE Registry Subcommittee Meeting Registrar Education Standard
“It is important to acknowledge that high-quality data begins
with high-quality data entry, and it is the trauma registrar
who is responsible for performing this task.”
Education CD 15-7
Within 12 months of hire:
American Trauma Society’s Trauma Registrar Course (or equivalent provided by a state trauma program)
Association of the Advancement of Automotive Medicine’s (AAAM) Injury Scaling Course
Registrars should complete a minimum of 8 hours registry-specific continuing education per year.
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7. GCTE Registry Subcommittee Meeting Georgia Data Dictionary Update
Dictionary online at Georgia Central Site, Reporting:
New definitions open for comment. Send comments to:
New Definitions (July 2019)
Immediate Referring Facility
OR Disposition
Arrival/Departure D/T
Admitting Service
Assessments: VSs
Location Tracking: ICU days
Late Referral
Ventilator Tracking
Mode of Arrival
Provider Resus Team: Trauma
Response Level
Prov Res: Trauma Arrival D/T
Response Activation
Provider In House Consultants
Rev Trauma Response Level
Discharge Status
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8. GCTE Registry Subcommittee Meeting AIS Coding Exercises Pilon Fracture Spinal Cord Injury
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9. GCTE Registry Subcommittee Meeting Trauma Registry Helps & Resources
2019 NTDS Data Dictionary, pg 100
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10. GCTE Registry Subcommittee Meeting Trauma Registry Helps & Resources
2019 NTDS Data Dictionary, pg 100
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11. GCTE Registry Subcommittee Meeting Trauma Registry Helps & Resources
2019 NTDS Data Dictionary, pg 105
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12. GCTE Registry Subcommittee Meeting Trauma Registry Helps & Resources
2019 NTDS Data Dictionary, pg 105
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13. GCTE Registry Subcommittee Meeting For Your Information
NEW!
NTDB Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Section
Find FAQs about Data Definitions at NTDB website:
OR internet search: NTDB Frequently Asked Questions
If you cannot find an answer on the FAQ page, please
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14. GCTE Registry Subcommittee Meeting For Your Information
SCHEDULE CHANGE
TQIP Registry Web Conference changing to quarterly
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15. GCTE Registry Subcommittee Meeting For Your Information
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