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State health officials credit Arkansas trauma system with falling preventable mortality, telemedicine and cost savings
Summary
Department of Health officials reported a marked decline in preventable trauma mortality since the system’s funded launch, highlighted statewide telemedicine for burn and hand care, and cited a UAMS analysis estimating lives saved and cost savings attributed to the trauma system.
The Department of Health presented a multi-part update on Arkansas’s trauma system, its performance and innovations. Dr. James Bledsoe and Greg Brown said preventable mortality among trauma patients dropped substantially after the 2009 funded implementation and subsequent system developments: preventable mortality figures fell from earlier highs (the department cited historical estimates) to roughly 15–17 percent in recent analyses. Presenters…
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