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Volume 12, Issue 1

Spring Edition, 2014

PTSF Thanks Linda Henry for 13 Years of Service Linda Henry will be missed. After 13 years, Linda celebrated her retirement on March 14, 2014. She worked as the Foundation’s Office Manager bringing not only her smile, but her efficiency to our office. Foundation staff members know that you will all miss her too! She is excited to spend more time with her family and friends. She hopes to spend time reading, crafting and traveling—and enjoying this phase in her life.

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Spring Brings Change to PTSF From the desk of Juliet Geiger, MSN, RN, Executive Director

Spring has arrived—a welcome time for change and new growth after a bleak, cold winter. At the Foundation, we are experiencing many changes. In this newsletter you will meet new Foundation staff members, as well as new members of the Board of Directors. Their passion and expertise for trauma will strengthen the Foundation’s strategic initiatives, trauma center development, technology enhancements and educational initiatives. The Foundation’s impact is felt not only in Pennsylvania, but nationally too. The ICD-10 webinar series has attracted

staff from state agencies and trauma centers from over 20 states throughout the country. These states are hungry for resources to help them with the transition to ICD-10 and we are feeding them through live and “on-demand” webinars. The Foundation is also being viewed as a research resource from the state of Ohio that is seeking an out-of-state team to review research grant proposals for its trauma centers. Money obtained from this grant will go back to our trauma centers to support their own research through a grant process developed by the PTSF research

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Linda Henry, Office Manager

Foundation Staff Spotlight

Foundation Welcomes Three New Staff Members

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Lyndsey Smith RHIA, CTR joined the Foundation staff on January 13, 2014 as the Trauma Data Quality Specialist. Lyndsey comes to the Foundation from the Pennsylvania Cancer Registry where she held a position as Registry Specialist/Field Representative in the Quality Assurance Unit. She continues as part-time, adjunct faculty at the Pennsylvania College of Technology teaching the Fundamentals of Cancer Registries course online. Lyndsey earned a B.S. in Health Information Management from the Pennsylvania College of Technology. Shortly after completion of her B.S. degree, she earned her RHIA and CTR certificates. She plans to continue her education by pursuing a master’s degree in the near future. Lyndsey can be reached at lsmith@ptsf.org. The Trauma Data Quality Specialist (DQS) has several responsibilities similar to the past position of Trauma Registry Analyst, but is a new position

at the Foundation. The DQS is responsible for the integrity, ongoing quality and accuracy of the PTOS. The DQS will primarily be responsible for responding to registry staff member’s abstraction-related questions, educating registrars, tracking and trending registry-related issues and conducting quality improvement initiatives. Dorothea “Dor” Adams joined the Foundation staff on March 3, 2014 as the Finance Administrator. Previously, Dor worked as an Office Manager for the accounting firm, Klingler and Associates and has 27 years in the accounting and management field. She will be bringing extensive financial and accounting experience to the office centralizing many accounting functions that were previously outsourced. Amy Krichten BSN, RN, CEN joined the Foundation staff on April 7, 2014 as the Director of Accreditation.

Lyndsey Smith, RHIA, CTR

Previously, Amy was the Trauma Program Manager for WellSpan Health York Hospital, a level one, adult trauma program. Amy has been a consultant and site surveyor for other state trauma systems and has spent her 23 years of nursing in the trauma spectrum. Amy graduated from Lancaster General Hospital School of Nursing, and received her BSN from Regis University in Denver Colorado. Her other professional nursing experiences include Emergency, Trauma/Neuro ICU and Orthopedics. She currently is the co-chair of the National Society of Trauma Nurses Leadership Development Committee and is core-faculty for the TOPICS course including serving as contributing author to the revised TOPIC curriculum in 2013.

Dorothea “Dor” Adams

Amy Krichten, BSN, RN, CEN

WILBERGER HONORED After serving ten years on the Foundation’s Board of Directors, Jack Wilberger, MD, FACS was honored at a dinner prior to the December 2013 Board meeting. Dr. Wilberger is the third neurosurgeon to serve on the board of directors. Dr. Wilberger is credited with writing the Foundation’s first white paper on the development of a Needs Assessment Process in Pennsylvania. Dr. Wilberger served as Chairman of the Board, 2010-2011; and Vice-Chairman 2008-2009. He served on numerous committees including Executive, Finance, Research (chairman), Conflict of Interest, Bylaws, Nominating, Policy & Procedure Committee, Standards, Needs (Chairman) and the Trauma System Work Group. When it comes to commitment—he attended over 160 committee meetings, including 26 board meetings!

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Foundation Board of Directors Spotlight:

Foundation Bids Farewell to Dr. Jack Wilberger; Welcomes Betsy Seislove, RN & Dr. Jack Jallo, PhD

Intensive Care Unit Staff Nurse. She has a broad understanding of trauma systems development and performance improvement; she has served as a TOPIC instructor. Her involvement within her community, the Commonwealth and nationally does not go unrecognized. She is a past president of the Society of Trauma Nurses; she is involved with the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and the American Association of Neuroscience Nursing. She has completed trauma site surveys within the Commonwealth and for the State of Oregon. She has numerous publications to her credit and she volunteers her time with several PTSF committees Betsy received her undergraduate degree from Widener University, Chester, Pa. and her Master’s degree from Villanova, Villanova, Pa.

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Dr. Wilberger is Chairman for the Department of Neurosurgery at Allegheny General Hospital, a level one, adult trauma program. He also serves as Vice Dean, Allegheny Campus, MCP/Hahnemann University School of Medicine, and Assistant Medical Director, Physicians Assistants Program, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh.

SEISLOVE JOINS BOARD Elizabeth “Betsy” Seislove, MSN, RN joins the Foundation Board of Directors as the PSNA designee. Betsy is the Director of the Trauma Program at Lehigh Valley Health Network Cedar Crest, a level one adult, level II pediatric and ABA-verified burn center. She also provides support to two area level three trauma programs—one accredited and one pursuing center. Betsy brings clinical knowledge to the board; she has worked as Trauma Program Manager, Pediatric Trauma Nurse Coordinator, Trauma Patient Care Specialist and Trauma/Neuro

Jack Wilberger, MD

Betsy Seislove, MSN, RN

Jack Jallo, MD, PhD

committee. Throughout this year, Foundation staff will keep you informed with the current strategic planning process. Key goals in the previous plan included trauma system development and the enhanced use of PTOS data. The Board of Directors will complete the new, three-year plan by year’s end. It’s a busy time at the Foundation. We appreciate your efforts. May is National Nurses Day (May 6, 2014) and National Trauma Awareness Month. During this time, we will celebrate all that you do to support our mission and further the value of trauma centers in our communities.

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As many of you are aware ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation in the U.S. has been delayed until at least October 1, 2015. As of April 3, 2014 a new implementation date had not been set by CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services). It is important to not lose momentum in the transition to ICD-10 and the Foundation encourages everyone to continue to move forward with ICD-10 education.

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Congress Delays ICD-10 CM Implementation

The Foundation welcomes your comments and concerns regarding the ICD-10-CM/PCS delay at nathan@ptsf.org. Please check the ICD-10 page on the website for continued information regarding the delay and other ICD-10 topics. Additional ICD-10 information can be found at www.AHIMA.org.

The Foundation will be moving forward with the current schedule of monthly webinars, as well as the currently scheduled regional two-day ICD-10 courses. Staff members will work with Digital Innovation, Inc., the Registry Committee and the Board of Directors to determine our Action Plan regarding the use of ICD-10 in the PTOS (Pennsylvania Trauma Outcome Study) for 2015.

Registry Educational Visits to Resume

Trauma Registry site visits are currently being scheduled. 2014 will largely focus on the hospitals pursuing trauma accreditation. However, Foundation staff members will develop the 2015 schedule by this summer’s end. For 2015, staff will focus on those trauma centers that have not had a visit in many years. Overall, the goal

nathan@ptsf.org if your trauma program would like to be among the first to test this capability. Thank you to all the trauma center staff for your patience as the Foundation staff begin to resume trauma registry educational visits.

is to get all trauma programs back on track with visits occurring every two to three years, at a minimum. Furthermore, the Foundation is investigating the feasibility of remotely accessing trauma centers’ electronic medical records in order to conduct inter-rater reliability registry reviews. Trauma programs will receive surveys related to this potential process. Contact Nathan McWilliams at

Technology Improves Accreditation Process The Foundation is currently working to enhance the efficiency of the site survey process for all accredited and pursuing trauma programs.

LEVEL IV eAFS First, the Foundation is working to replace the level IV paper application with an Electronic Application for Survey (eAFS) which will use the same software as other levels of trauma centers. This will enhance the ability of level IV centers to complete the application for survey and also enable enhanced remote viewing and saving. Similarly, the AFS would easily cross-walk into the level III format if a trauma program would decide to change their

accreditation level status. Previous applications would also be archived. WEB-BASED SURVEY SOFTWARE

Finally, the Foundation is working with our vendor Digital Innovation, Inc. on the development of web-based surveyor software. This means that the Foundation would no longer need to maintain the site surveyor software on individual laptops. Instead, surveyors would access the software at the hospital via the internet through our secure web portal. This would enable surveyor response viewing in real-time; any technical issues could be resolved immediately. PTSF looks forward to testing this enhancement this year.

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PaDOH State Assessment Published The Foundation collaborated with the Pennsylvania Department of Health (PaDOH) and numerous state organizations to create a state health assessment document that is now available on the PaDOH website. This comprehensive assessment provides a “one-stop” summary of information on health status, health risks and healthcare services in Pennsylvania. It will support the work of the PaDOH and its partners in developing priorities and policies, garnering resources and planning actions to improve the population’s health. Foundation staff provided leadership for the EMS-Trauma Section working hand-in-hand with the PaDOH and other hospital and state leaders to create a document that describes the current status of the EMS-Trauma System and goals for the future.

This State Health Assessment will be used in the development of the 2015-2019 State Health Improvement Plan. The State Health Assessment and the State Health Improvement Plan serve as prerequisites for the PaDOH as it prepares for accreditation by the Public Health Accreditation Board. For more information, copy the following link to your web browser: http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/healthy_schools,_businesses_and_communities/11601/state_health_assessment_page/1533419

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The American Trauma Society, in collaboration with the Society of Trauma Nurses, is once again pleased to present National Trauma Awareness Month. This May, National Trauma Awareness Month celebrates its 26

th

anniversary with the campaign slogan, “Playing It Safe” which will focus on sports injuries. In recent years, increasing numbers of people of all ages have been heeding their health professionals’ advice to get active for all of the health benefits exercise has to offer. But for some people—particularly those who overdo or who don’t properly train or warm up—these benefits can come at a price: sports injuries.

Visit the American Trauma Society website to learn more: http://www.amtrauma.org/programs/resources/trauma-awareness-month-2014/index.aspx.

National Trauma Awareness Month

the Foundation Board of Directors as the Pennsylvania Medical Society/Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society designee. Dr. Jallo is the Director for the Division of Neurotrauma and Critical Care for the Department of Neurological Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University (TJU), a level one adult trauma center. Dr. Jallo also serves as Vice Chairman for Academic Services for the Department of Neurological Surgery at TJU. He also serves as Interim Director of Critical Care Services for Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH). He is a TJU professor for the Department of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Jallo worked previously for Temple University School of Medicine. During his tenure he served as Director of Neurosurgical Intensive Care, Director of Functional Neurosurgery for the Department of Neurosurgery, and as Residency Program Director for the Department of Neurosurgery. Dr. Jallo brings a wealth of clinical expertise to the board. He completed his undergraduate and medical degrees from George Washington University. His Neurosurgery Residency and Neurotrauma/Critical Care Fellowship were completed at Temple University Hospital, where he later completed his PhD in Physiology. Dr. Jallo is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is a member of the American Board of Neurological Surgeons. He is a member of several professional and scientific organizations; he has numerous research publications, awards and honors to his credit.

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Each year, “Committee Interest Surveys” are emailed to

Trauma Program Managers seeking nominations from trauma

programs to serve on Foundation committees.

Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation Committee Roster 2014 BOARD COMMITTEES

Executive Committee Chris Gessner—Chairman William Hoff, MD—Vice Chairman Philip Pandolph—Treasurer Kevin Mosser, MD Michelle Fontana, RN Christina Wargo, RN Patrick Reilly, MD Conflict of Interest Committee Douglas Trostle, MD—Chairman James Burke Charles Barbera, MD Kevin Mosser, MD Gregory Frailey, DO Simon Lampard, MD Chris Gessner—Ex-officio Philip Pandolph Finance Committee Philip Pandolph—Chairman Chris Gessner—Ex-Officio Kevin Mosser, MD James Burke Doug Trostle, MD William Hoff, MD Nominating Committee James Burke—Chairman Chris Gessner—Ex-officio Charles Barbera, MD Simon Lampard, MD Philip Pandolph J. Spence Reid, MD Christina Wargo, RN Policy & Procedure Committee William Hoff, MD—Chairman Kevin Mosser, MD Chris Gessner—Ex-officio Charles Barbera, MD Michelle Fontana, RN Betsy Seislove, RN Douglas Trostle, MD Christina Wargo, RN

2014 NON-BOARD COMMITTEES Research Committee Niels Martin, MD—Chairman Scott Armen, MD Robert Barraco, MD Jeanette Capella, MD Garth Elias, MD Kelsey Gannon Chris Gessner—Ex-officio Douglas F. Kupas, MD—Vice-Chairman Amanda McNicholas, MSN Michael Nance, MD Robert S. Porter, MD J. Spence Reid, MD Fred Rogers, MD Christy Stehly, BS Christina Wargo, RN Ehyal Shweiki, MD OUTCOMES Committee Patrick Reilly, MD—Chairman Nancy Abrahams, RN Louis Alarcon, MD Kathleen Bones, RN Marie Campbell, RN Kim Corcoran, RN John Gallagher, RN Denise Gdula, RN Chris Gessner—Ex-officio Amy Goldberg, MD Leda Heidenreich, RN Mark Kaplan, MD Lisa LaRock, RN Debra Lillback, RN Michael Lloyd, RN Chris McKenna, RN Jo Ann Miller, RN Matthew Mowry, RN Dee Nicholas, RN Elizabeth Seislove, RN Kimberly Shoff, RN Christina Wargo, RN Doris Warner, RN Ad Hoc POPIMS Standardization Matt Mowry, RN—Chairman Kathleen Bones, RN Sandy Gemmel, RN Shane Layser, RN Debra Lillback, RN Michael Lloyd, RN Janet McMaster, RN Jo Ann Miller, RN Marianne Miller, RN Dee Nicholas, RN

Elizabeth Seislove, RN Larissa McNeill, RN Christina Wargo, RN Trauma Registry Committee Christina Wargo, RN—Chairman Susan Miksch Gail Blinstrub, RN Maureen Bone, RN Kathleen Bones, RN Christine Campbell, RN Marie Campbell, RN Deb Dotterer Chris Gessner—Ex-officio Jennifer Gin Teri Heller-Westcott, RN Patrick Kim, MD Ann Lewis, RN Dee Nicholas, RN Fred Rogers, MD Karen Schaeffer Jeanne Schiavo Judy Schultz Donna Titus, RN Patricia Williams Standards Committee Michelle Fontana, RN—Chairman Scott Armen, MD Meg Ashton, RN Susan Baro, DO Robert Barraco, MD Thane Blinman, MD Christine Campbell, RN Carl Chudnofsky, MD Russell Dumire, MD Jim Eakins, MD Lynette Fair, RN Denise Gdula, RN Chris Gessner—Ex-officio Christoph Kaufmann, MD Kris Kaulback, MD Douglas Kupas, MD Kristie Leshko, RN Deb Lillback, RN Niels Martin, MD Sarah Mattocks, RN Chet Morrison, MD Tammy O’Connor, RN Anne Runkle, RN Maureen Small, RN Donna Titus, RN Jill Volgraf, RN Gail Wainwright, RN Doris Warner, RN

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On-Going “Lunchtime” ICD-10 Webinar Series May 8, 2014 “Time to Re-Learn Root Operations” June 12, 2014 “Cheat Sheet Material? Top Procedures Coded” July 10, 2014—PA-Specific Topic to be determined August 14, 2014—PA-Specific Topic to be determined September, 11, 2014—PA-Specific Topic to be determined November 13, 2014—PA-Specific Topic to be determined May 2014—National Trauma Awareness Month “Play It Safe” May 6-12, 2014—National Nurses Week “Nurses: Leading the Way” May 18-24, 2014—EMS Week “EMS: Dedicated. For Life.” Two-Day ICD-10 Education Series

Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey Hotel—May 22-23, 2014

Sheraton Station Square Hotel Pittsburgh—June 19-20, 2014

Sheraton Bucks County Hotel—July 24-25, 2014

Three locations to meet YOUR needs! No-Charge for Pennsylvania Trauma Program Staff ICD-10 may be delayed, but it’s NOT going away Pennsylvania Emergency Nurses Association (PAENA) Annual Conference June 5-6, 2014 Penn Stater Conference Center For additional information, copy to your browser: http://pa-ena.org/horizons.htm 37th Annual Statewide EMS Conference Two Dates! . . . Two Locations! August 13-15, 2014—Lancaster Marriott, Lancaster, Pennsylvania September 17-19, 2014—Blair County Convention Center, Altoona, Pennsylvania The 18th Annual PaCOT/PTSF Fall Conference & Meeting Annual Trauma Conference October 22-24, 2014 Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey Hotel Watch the PTSF website for further information: July 1, 2014—Hotel registration link goes LIVE August 1, 2014—Conference Registration link goes LIVE