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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 30.08.14.06" title_num="30" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="14" heading="Quality Management.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The hand and upper extremity trauma center shall have an ongoing quality management program integrated with the hospital's overall quality management system.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Quality management for the hand and upper extremity trauma center shall include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Maintaining the hand physician representative on the following hospital committees to discuss quality management issues during monthly meetings:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The hospital operating room committee; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The hospital emergency room committee;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Attendance by the hand and upper extremity trauma center representative responsible for quality management and quality improvement activities at:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The hand policy committee meetings; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The monthly hospital quality management meetings;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Participation in State emergency medical services quality management activities;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Maintenance of a hand and upper extremity trauma registry on patients admitted to the hand and upper extremity trauma center;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Monthly review of hand and upper extremity trauma registry data and reports;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Maintenance of a patient care database on patients treated through the hand and upper extremity trauma rehabilitation unit and evaluation of the various outcomes, measures, and protocols;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Monthly review of morbidity and mortality data from the hand and upper extremity trauma center weekly patient sessions for trainees in which cases and complications can be discussed;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Making available to MIEMSS documentation of quality management including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Problem identification;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Analysis;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Action plan;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Implementation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Reevaluation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>A monthly ethics in medicine forum to discuss ethical considerations that confront today's physician.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>