Trauma resource designation: an innovative approach to improving trauma system overtriage

Effective triage of injured patients is often a balancing act for trauma systems. As healthcare reimbursements continue to decline, 1 innovative programs to effectively use hospital resources are essential in maintaining a viable trauma system. The objective of this pilot intervention was to evaluate a new triage model using ‘trauma resource’ (TR) as a new category in our existing Tiered Trauma Team Activation (TA) approach with hopes of decreasing charges without adversely affecting patient outcome