Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services § DHS 118.09 - Trauma registry
(1) PURPOSE. The purpose of the trauma
registry is to collect and analyze trauma system data to evaluate the delivery
of adult and pediatric trauma care, develop injury prevention strategies for
all ages, and provide resources for research and education.
(2) DEPARTMENT COORDINATION OF DATA COLLECTED
BY TRAUMA CARE FACILITIES, AMBULANCE SERVICE PROVIDERS AND FIRST RESPONDER
SERVICES. The department shall do all of the following:
(a) Develop and publish a data submission
manual that specifies all of the following:
1. Data elements and definitions.
2. Definitions of what constitutes a
reportable trauma case.
3. Method
of submitting data to the department.
4. Timetables for data submission.
5. Electronic record format.
6. Protections for individual record
confidentiality.
(b)
Notify trauma care facilities, ambulance service providers and first responder
services of the required registry data sets and update the facilities and
providers, as necessary, when the registry data set changes.
(c) Specify both the process and timelines
for hospital and ambulance service provider submission of data to the
department.
(3)
SUBMISSION OF DATA. All hospitals, ambulance service providers and first
responder services shall submit to the department on a quarterly basis trauma
data determined by the department to be required for the department's operation
of the state trauma registry. The department shall prescribe all of the
following:
(a) Standard application and
report forms to be used by all applicants and trauma care facilities.
(b) The form and content of records to be
kept and the information to be reported to the department.
(4) REGISTRY USE.
(a) The department and RTACs shall use the
trauma registry data to identify and evaluate patient care and to prepare
standard quarterly and annual reports and other reports and analyses as
requested by RTACs.
(b) The
department shall use injury data collected under s.
256.25(2),
Stats., for confidential review relating to performance improvement in the
trauma care system. The department may use the confidential injury data for no
other purpose.
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