Data abstraction

As Trauma PI Coordinator/Registry Consultant, my task and goal was to have SRMC as a Provisional Level lll Trauma Center by the end of the year. I worked closely with the Trauma Program Manager, hospital administration, directors, managers, physicians and nursing staff with a team approach to start up the Trauma Performance Improvement program. I implemented the trauma activation plan and trauma paging system, and the suggestion of building a helipad (completed December 2016). Discussed with… Show more As Trauma PI Coordinator/Registry Consultant, my task and goal was to have SRMC as a Provisional Level lll Trauma Center by the end of the year. I worked closely with the Trauma Program Manager, hospital administration, directors, managers, physicians and nursing staff with a team approach to start up the Trauma Performance Improvement program. I implemented the trauma activation plan and trauma paging system, and the suggestion of building a helipad (completed December 2016). Discussed with the trauma committee what performance improvements are to be met and as well as exceed expectations according to the Tennessee State Trauma Program and the American College of Surgeons-orange book, the type of data to be tracked and to ensure the physicians had ATLS and for the nurses to participate in TNCC as well as other educational needs and proper credentials . As of October 2016, SRMC, was designated as a Provisional Level lll Trauma Center, in which the state will come back in one year to designated them as a Level lll trauma center. Show less

● Gained knowledge of traumatic injuries and data management within the healthcare system and the trauma system for the State of Georgia● Trained new employees in the process of data abstraction and reporting, created a new employee trauma data abstraction manual, assist physicians requesting trauma data reports, involved with the state trauma designation process, sit on Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Trauma Performance Improvement Committee and serves on the registry committee of the… Show more ● Gained knowledge of traumatic injuries and data management within the healthcare system and the trauma system for the State of Georgia● Trained new employees in the process of data abstraction and reporting, created a new employee trauma data abstraction manual, assist physicians requesting trauma data reports, involved with the state trauma designation process, sit on Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Trauma Performance Improvement Committee and serves on the registry committee of the Georgia Committee on Trauma Excellence● Maintain the trauma registry database, identify principal and secondary diagnoses and procedures, process all trauma death cases to Trauma Peer Review coordinator, generate monthly reports for data accuracy, abstracts and medical record data into the Georgia trauma registry and the National Trauma Data Bank, compliant with HIPAA and Joint Commission guidelines and policies, consult with other trauma hospitals concerning data and protocols in the State of Georgia● Knowledge of end-user EPIC, report writing, ICD-9, ICD-10 and CPT coding in the hospital setting, Microsoft Office, data analysis, V.5 Collector Trauma Registry Show less

1. Review PHII’s “guiding principles” and “Who we are/What we do”2. Work with preceptor to establish individual meetings with a range of PHII staff and team members.3. Establish as set of questions for these meetings that will assist in understanding the various career trajectories of PHII staff members.4. Review the on-line materials for the Institute’s Collaborative Requirements Methodology (CRDM™).5. Meet with designated members of the Requirement’s Laboratory to further… Show more 1. Review PHII’s “guiding principles” and “Who we are/What we do”2. Work with preceptor to establish individual meetings with a range of PHII staff and team members.3. Establish as set of questions for these meetings that will assist in understanding the various career trajectories of PHII staff members.4. Review the on-line materials for the Institute’s Collaborative Requirements Methodology (CRDM™).5. Meet with designated members of the Requirement’s Laboratory to further review the tools and methods associated with CRDM™6. Meet with designated PSU staff to understand the various roles and processes associated with core organizational activities, including project management practices and tools (project definition, project charter, budgeting) project directors role (proposal development, CRM, developing project objectives and measures, content development).7. Review Stakeholder identification and engagement methods and materials.8. Meet with key Informatics Academy staff to understand roles, course offerings, and competency model for informatics practice within public health agencies.9. Review 10 Essential services of Public Health Model10. Review the collected documented processes associated with public health practice (Information Model)11. Review the Public Health Accreditation Board criteria for public health agencies (on-line).12. Participate as possible in team meetings and activities13. Under direction of project unit director, conduct research on related topics (Public health, Public health surveillance and Analysis, Visualization and Reporting (AVR) tools.14. Develop 1-2 page overview of AVR in public health. (Sample provided)15. Read the book “Design of Everyday Things.16. Apply critical thinking skills including concrete examples and illustrations, logical relations and analysis of concepts a to produce a table which relates key concepts to an application to EHR. Show less

Bedside care, mother-baby, vital signs, chart documentation, care of the newborn and mother, lactation support, assisted with physicians and clinincians with patient procedures