Data Committee
Responsibilities of the committee include:
• Focus on performance improvement through data standards in collection, analysis, and
outcome education
• Develop and maintain data governance process and framework intended to guide data
usage and quality
• Establish and promote minimal membership data submission requirements that
promote regional healthcare priorities
• Analysis data to provide stakeholder feedback on established regional minimal
standards
Education / Injury Prevention Committee
Responsibilities of the committee include:
• Facilitate educational opportunity for members based upon committee and Board goals,
as well as DSHS RAC Assessment Criteria
• Receive and review educational and training opportunities presented to the committee
• Provide a resource/calendar of educational offerings for members
• Provide education scholarships/sponsorships/subsidizations for members based on
application, need and funding availability
• Plan, organize and implement training programs based organizational goals and funding
availability
• Collect and review injury data and literature to support evidence based/informed
prevention strategies
• Establish, monitor, and effectively communicate an approach to address injury risks
• Communicate availability and/or host training and professional development
opportunities
• Develop recommendations for allocation of resources/funds to support evidence
based/informed injury prevention and education strategies
• Collaborate with staff to ensure responsible stewardship of evidence based/informed
injury prevention
Prehospital Committee
Responsibilities of the committee include:
• Focus on performance improvement of prehospital response, treatment, and transport,
as well as DSHS RAC Assessment Criteria
• Monitor and develop regional systems for patient care and transport among prehospital care providers (including ground and air medical providers)
• Enhance relationships with regional healthcare partners to efficiently maintain
continuity care for patients
• Develop common communications criteria, including patient report and handoff
• Develop and review annually regional guidelines for pre-hospital care
• Development of plans for pre-hospital care using Whole Blood
• Oversees EMS Medical Directors Workgroup
• Oversees Whole Blood Workgroup
Trauma & Emergency Healthcare Systems Committee
Responsibilities of the committee include:
• Review regional process and make recommendations to accomplish DSHS RAC
Assessment Criteria
• Focus on regional performance improvement for trauma, stroke, cardiac, perinatal, and
emergency healthcare operations
• Provide ongoing performance assessment and improvement activities designed to
optimize patient care (i.e., education, injury patterns, and specialty care).
• Create and document (as written the Emergency Healthcare Systems Plan) an organized
emergency healthcare system to provide optimal care and outcomes
• To optimize patient outcomes and system efficiencies for field transport and interfacility transfers.
• Develop system performance standards through shared quality and improvement data
and processes
• Enhance and maintain regional and state relationships for collaboration, updates, and
advances on optimal patient care
• Advise and promote consistency and best practices
• Distribute and communicate pertinent information to other committees
• Oversee Trauma Workgroup
• Oversee STEMI Workgroup
• Oversee Stroke Workgroup
• Oversee Emergency Department Operations Workgroup
• Oversee Perinatal Workgroup
• Oversee Pediatric Workgroup
• Oversee MCI Task Force
• Oversee Pulsara Task Force