Validation of Quality Indicators Targeting Low-Value Trauma Care.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Reducing low-value care has the potential to improve patient experiences and outcomes and free up health care resources. Sixteen quality indicators were recently developed targeting reductions in low-value trauma care based on a synthesis of the best available evidence, expert consensus, and patient preferences.

Objective

To assess the validity of quality indicators on low-value trauma care using trauma registry data.

Design, setting, and participants

Data from an inclusive Canadian provincial trauma system were used in this analysis. Included were all admissions for injury to any of the 57 provincial adult trauma centers between April 1, 2013, and March 31, 2020. Metrics for quality indicators were developed iteratively with clinical experts.

Main outco

SUBMITTER: Moore L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9475433 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature