The Indiana Department of Health’s Division of Trauma and Injury Prevention has been provided funding to support quality improvement projects and the ongoing development of the statewide trauma system.
Donor Name: Indiana Department of Health (IDOH)
State: Indiana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/11/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
To aid in the implementation of trauma system projects, the Indiana Department of Health will fund the following strategies. Applicants must implement projects that target at least one strategy but can address multiple strategies if appropriate.
Strategy 1: Trauma System Development
- Purpose
- Increase access and coordination to appropriate trauma care facilities by improving and maintaining the infrastructure of the trauma system
- Goals
- Identify gaps in statewide trauma center coverage and access with particular focus in geographically remote areas;
- Engage hospitals in areas without a 45-minute accessible trauma-center;
- Assist trauma centers to enhance their level of verification or maintain existing level of verification
- Priority Projects
- Fill gaps in trauma center coverage in south-central/east Indiana (LIIIs), Northcentral Indiana, Support trauma center verification in Northwestern Indiana (LII), Assist trauma centers with level of verification enhancement
- Strategy 2: Quality Improvement
- Purpose
- Promote effective coordination of care (right person, right place, right time), including appropriate hospital triage (with EMS) and timely transfer of critical patients. Improve the Indiana trauma registry and optimize data collection and quality including accuracy to advance the effective and timely use of data
- Goals
- Increase utilization of Trauma and EMS registry;
- Support regional quality improvement efforts focused on coordination of care;
- Develop clear and transparent triage and transport agreements
- Priority Projects
- Implement automation of data entry and submission at the hospital level, Data analysis and process improvement for interfacility transfers and/or transfer delays at regional level/areas of highest need, Provider education and training to improve clinical care coordination
- Strategy 3: Trauma and Non-Trauma Center Engagement
- Purpose
- Improve hospital reporting across the state to ensure all hospitals are submitting highquality data. Enhance hospital infrastructure including personnel needs to support ongoing hospital engagement
- Goals
- Increase statewide data submission to 100% and ensure data quality;
- Establish regular trauma education and registry courses for providers at non-trauma hospitals;
- Assist with the development of regional trauma plans, including a focus on: o Patient Safety – policy and education o Patient Care – training and education o Patient Coordination – interfacility transfers, communication
- Priority Projects
- Education and training development to support personnel, Reduce burden of data collection through automation and alternative submission options
- Strategy 4: Injury Prevention Programming
- Purpose
- Implement evidence-based programming to address leading causes of trauma and injury within the community and regional environments
- Goals:
- Increase knowledge and awareness of trauma and injury to change behavior;
- Implement community-level and/or regional programming to improve trauma and injury outcomes
- Promote the training of trauma personnel and programs for the education of the general public in injury prevention and trauma care
- Priority Projects
- Provide outreach to key community organizations and stakeholders to implement programming and share outcomes data, Conduct public awareness campaign
Funding Information
The total funding amount available for this program is approximately $7.5 million (awards contingent upon the availability of funding). The contract period starts on July 1, 2023 and ends on June 30, 2025.
Available funding by fiscal year is as follows
- Fiscal Year 2024 – $2.5 million
- Fiscal Year 2025 – $5 million
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants might include hospitals, hospital networks, first responder agencies, statewide organizations, and entities with previous experience leading quality improvement activities. An entity may submit more than one proposal.
For more information, visit IDOH.
