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Big changes are on the horizon for trauma centers participating in the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Trauma Quality Programs (TQP). Starting in January 2026, a new data submission process…

Hemorrhage is the leading cause of death within the first hour of trauma care. According to the American College of Surgeons and Joint Trauma System, uncontrolled bleeding causes about 30%…

ESO’s annual WAVE conference brings together hospitals, fire departments, and EMS agencies for four days of sharing and practical learning. The event emphasizes using data and technology to improve patient…

Welcome back to another edition of ESO quarterly product updates. Here, you’ll find the latest changes from Q1 2025 and the exciting updates to come in Q2. With our new…

A typical hospital produces about 137 terabytes of data per day, more than twice the data housed in the Library of Congress. Yet, up to 97% of hospital data are…

Imagine you’re an architect tasked with designing a 10-story building. Each floor houses a different business, and each business has its own unique set of regulations and requirements to meet…

Designed for trauma professionals by trauma professionals, ESO Patient Registry is an incredibly intuitive tool made to simplify patient data collection. Currently a year into its rollout, ESO Patient Registry…

For the first time, the 2024 ESO Trauma Index examined the mechanism of injury as a metric. Mechanism of injury describes the external cause of a patient’s trauma; it details…

For the first time, the 2024 ESO Trauma Index took a deep dive into Time to Transfer data – a critical, patient-centered metric that directly impacts survival rates and care…

Happy New Year, and welcome back to another edition of ESO product updates. Thanks to our new and improved feedback process, our customers have been more involved than ever in…

In the busy world of trauma care, how do you measure how well you’re doing? The ESO Trauma Index helps provide answers. Using de-identified data from 975,433 trauma patient records…

At ESO, our mission is to transform community health and safety through the power of data. While the ESO team was busy with our own product innovations and research to…

At ESO, we are a mission-centric company, which is why it is vital that each step that we take ties back to our commitment to transform community health and safety…

2024 has been a transformative year for ESO, marked by groundbreaking product advancements, achievements by the incredible customers we serve, and impactful data and research initiatives. Our mission to improve…

Hospitals today face over 600 regulatory requirements, with compliance costing the healthcare industry nearly $USD 41 billion annually. It’s an administrative burden that demands extensive documentation and reporting.    However, advances…

Welcome to this quarter’s product updates. Our customers are at the heart of what we do, which is why it’s incredibly important for us to keep you in the loop…

For the past several months, the ESO Data Cafe webinar series has given us an inside look at the metrics of the 2023 ESO Trauma Index. Pulling data from the…

The International Trauma Data Exchange (ITDX) is an industry technical standard used for meeting national and state compliance. The 2025 ITDX Data Dictionary is a free industry resource that defines…

By looking at data collected from the world’s largest de-identified trauma registry data program from January to December 2022, the 2023 ESO Trauma Index works to create industry-wide benchmarks and recommendations…

Get Informed. Be Prepared. Stay Ahead.  The ESO Trends Reports give a first glance into the advancements and innovative initiatives that are on track to transform the EMS, Fire Services,…

  “The ability for us to link data from the 9-1-1 call through the hospital visit and post-acute care for the very first time is exciting and will help us…

With access to the world’s largest de-identified medical database, the 2023 ESO Trauma Index looks at data collected from the 596 participating hospitals to establish best practices in important areas….

Our customers are at the heart of what we do, which is why it’s incredibly important for us to keep you in the loop on the exciting changes to come….

Aggregating data from the world’s largest de-identified trauma registry data program, the 2023 ESO Trauma Index reflects insights from over 968,538 hospital records from 596 hospital systems between January 1st and…

ESO kicked off the month of May with its inaugural Safety Week, held from May 6th to May 10th, 2024. The week-long celebration and educational initiative united our organization, emphasizing…

From April 2-5, ESO brought the hospital industry’s top thought leaders and data analysts together at Wave 2024 to share what trends they’re forecasting for the medical field along with…

Providing an in-depth analysis of the current trends and benchmarks in trauma care, the 2023 ESO Trauma Index pulls data from the world’s largest de-identified trauma registry data program to…

Thanks to your continued feedback and dedication to helping us improve ESO products, we have so many highlights to share from Q1.  Additionally, we are excited to give you a…

The 2023 ESO Trauma Index offers a detailed analysis of current trends and benchmarks in trauma care, setting a new standard for improvement and allowing healthcare professionals to get a…

The 2023 ESO Trauma Index offers a detailed analysis of current trends and benchmarks in trauma care, setting a new standard for improvement. Accompanied by the ESO Data Café Webinar…

The Children’s Hospital Colorado team was looking for a faster way to exchange patient data due to their heavily manual and tedious process. In 2022, they found just what they…

Happy New Year! As 2024 begins, there are many things we are looking forward to in the new year, including a quickly approaching Wave 2024 featuring ESO Training Academy, as…

  Matt Derkrikorian, a Trauma Program Manager at Rady Children’s Hospital, shares his insights on Rady’s journey with TraumaOne and ESO Patient Registry and how it’s shaping a new era…

Want to see how your organization stacks up to the national average when it comes to patient care? The 2023 Trauma Index was designed to be a point of reference…

    Roberta Berry is a Trauma Program Manager at Gila Medical Center – a Level IV Trauma Center in New Mexico, who relies on the ESO Trauma Index to…

In listening to feedback from our users and customers, we’ve recognized that many of you want to stay in the loop on ESO product improvements. Our intent is to provide…

The International Trauma Data Exchange (ITDX) is an industry technical standard used for meeting national and state compliance. The 2024 ITDX Data Dictionary is a free industry resource that defines…

LGBTQIA individuals face significant levels of health inequalities and disparities – and are at a higher risk for traumatic events and injuries resulting in hospitalization than cisgender individuals, regardless of…

With ESO’s Asset Management, you can ensure you make the most out of your expensive equipment with everything from maintenance reminders, user-friendly checklists, lifetime recordkeeping, and more. Do you want…

To start the year, our team of hospital professionals and ESO experts explored the emerging trends and predictions hospital systems should prepare for in the new year. When it comes…

Last week, we launched the 2022 ESO Trauma Index – the annual research to facilitate industry conversations, set benchmarks, and compare hospital and trauma systems’ performance with peers. Created from…

How does your organization compare to other organizations around the country when it comes to patient care? Which metrics can affect your organization and the patients you serve? The 2022…

Building on more than a decade of annual conferences, Wave 2023 is shaping up to be one of our most exciting events to date. Hosted in the heart of Austin,…

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were approximately 61,000 Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)-related deaths in the United States in 2019, translating to an average of…

Wearable health trackers have become a widely accepted technology integrated into many Americans’ lives. No longer just simple step trackers, today’s wearables can track a wide range of health metrics…

The global health crisis of the last two years has pushed healthcare providers to look for creative ways to continue caring for a large number of sick patients while easing…

Two heads are better than one, they say. When it comes to planning for the year ahead, we think a whole team and millions of data points are even better….

Back in 2010, when the first ESO Wave conference took place, we never envisioned what it would it would become. From a gathering of 100 attendees in a small hotel,…

In this digital age, keeping personal identification information secure is a priority. Entire industries have been created that focus solely on helping people protect their digital footprint with robust passwords,…

Nurses make up the largest part of the healthcare workforce and are the primary providers of hospital patient care and long-term care. Unfortunately, a combination of long hours, high-stress environments,…

Hospitals and EMS agencies alike have long associated the rate of positive outcomes for certain patients with the rate at which he or she received treatment. And while some of…

The world is experiencing another surge in COVID-19 cases, with the highly contagious Delta variant becoming the dominant strain in the U.S. Healthcare providers can prepare for this new surge…

It’s never been easier to manage and receive training on essential workplace technology than with ESO On-Demand Learning (ODL). Our online catalog includes interactive courses, recorded virtual training and access…

Make it as easy as possible for your staff to master ESO’s extensive software suite, and your managers to oversee training, by giving them access to online ESO training. Not…

As providers and payers continue to look for ways to drive down the cost of health care, more and more focus turns to telehealth and telemedicine – basically, the use…

The Joint Commission recently released its National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) for 2021, listing seven focus areas it recommends for health care professionals to improve patient safety. Established in 2002…

Emergency Departments face a real challenge when it comes to an overwhelming amount of paper records and managing critical patient data. From missing CSNs to chasing paper trails, old-fashioned recordkeeping…

When minutes count and situational awareness can mean life and death, data is one of your most valuable tools. See how ESO’s Cloud-based software tools leverage the power of data…

The ability to collect, share, and analyze current data can help first response agencies adapt and adjust in real-time. This can make a real difference in handling the most intense…

Real-world data is key in delivering the best care to your community and protecting your providers. For example, Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management was the first to transfer a…

Site surveys can be stressful and overwhelming. View the recording on Hospital Accreditation and Site Surveys Made Easy on-demand webinar to see best practices on how to easily access available…

Do you find yourself waiting around for a fax machine to deliver critical patient data? Today’s modern Emergency Departments use cutting edge technology – and communications on patient information should…

In critical care situations, minutes can make a difference in patient outcomes. ESO Alerting software allows EMS to communicate with hospitals in real time, helping assemble care teams, prepare labs,…

You may have heard of data exchanges between EMS and hospitals, but do you know how they work or exactly how they can benefit your hospital ED team? Sharing data…

In the fast-paced and stressful workflow of an Emergency Department, accurate communication is a valuable commodity. A failure in communication between health care professionals can have results ranging from mild…

In the U.S., trauma is the leading killer of people under 40 years, the fourth most common cause of death for all Americans. The most common causes of traumatic injury…

Modern health care is an information-rich endeavor. Along the entire spectrum of care – from prehospital all the way to discharge and follow-up – patient data is critical in helping…

The trauma registry team at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Florida dedicated hours of their time and energy each week to track down EMS runsheets and manually input data into their trauma…

Our ESO healthcare and hospital experts looked at the past year to gauge what’s in store for hospital leaders in the new year. Download our report to see which trends…

In an increasingly competitive industry, hospitals can use performance data to stay in compliance with The Joint Commission (TJC) and expedite reimbursements from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)…

Patient care starts before a patient reaches the hospital doors, but it continues long after as well. Gone are the days of dropping off a patient and never knowing his…

A busy, bustling hospital is not a quiet place. Physicians, nurses, and EMTs alike deal with a significant amount of noise on a daily basis. In fact, a recent study…

ESO is honored to support partners nationwide in the upcoming Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) pilot program and looks forward to serving participating agencies on January 1, 2021. We…

For hospitals around the world, data and databases are the keys to improving processes, improving patient outcomes, and better understanding one’s community. While medical professionals have reviewed and analyzed trends…

Hospitals wanting a more accurate view of what’s really going on in their communities have discovered a gold mine of insight to be gleaned from their EMS partners. Prehospital care…

As the United States braces for what appears to be the anticipated “second wave” of COVID-19 cases, EMS professionals continue to work diligently on the front lines. Now, more than…

ESO Health Data Exchange bridges the data gap between EMS and the hospital, with bidirectional data sharing to support operational and quality process needs.

Emergency Departments are often a place of controlled chaos; alarms ringing, people rushing, ambulance crews arriving and leaving. The most serious patients need immediate attention and face life-threatening circumstances where…

The end of October represents an inflection point in the most prestigious COVID-19 models, with predictions ranging from a substantial surge in cases by January 1, 2021 to a marked…

Note: This blog was updated in July 2022 with more current data on number and types of sentinel events. Even in the top-functioning, best-maintained hospital facilities, medical errors can happen….

Data from EMS providers can be vital to your hospital system and should not get overlooked. Not only is it required for your pre-hospital data submissions, but it also helps…

As COVID-19 cases gained traction across the United States, agencies began planning their response. The Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) was able to leverage data from their existing data…

Hospitals and trauma registrars are well-aquatinted with state and regional requirements that require the inclusion of EMS data into trauma registries. However, the collection and representation of this data can…

The alarms are going off. The ED is full of chatter and noise. You’re trying to get your patient to the right room, and you only have a moment to…

Whether your EMS agency is working to develop your next QI project or need a quick overview of all the agencies in your system, real-world data is key in making…

Better communication between healthcare providers and first responders along the spectrum of care – both prehospital and hospital– can have real benefits for patients, communities, and agencies. Learn how ePCR,…

What’s your current protocol for sharing potential exposure notices to EMS agencies? Are EMS providers passing up your facility to transport suspected COVID patients to other hospitals that offer real-time…

A trauma registrar’s job is full of data points, attention to detail, and – unfortunately – hours often spent making follow up emails and calls to track down missing information….

One of the most critical datasets your hospital needs might be sitting on the fax machine. Data from EMS providers can be vital in driving revenue, improving resource planning, and…

Gain insight into EMS data with ESO Analytics. This award-winning platform is easy to implement and simple to operate without adding more to your workload. Access insights by quarter, month, week, day, or even down to the hour….

Two-way data exchange between EMS and hospitals provides benefits to both parties.

A question often asked by hospital administrators is: “Can we legally share data with our EMS partners?”. There’s a good reason that question is asked – medical privacy laws can be complex to interpret, and guidelines are updated with such frequency that it can…

As healthcare professionals and administrators continue to adapt to working in COVID-era conditions – caring for patients while also taking extra steps to keep their providers safe – many hospitals…

You can check your email on your phone, see who is at your front door from your work, and monitor your city’s traffic in real time via satellite imagery. But…

While some hospitals across the nation are slowly recovering from the massive first wave of COVID-19 cases – and others are gearing up to battle the growing second wave –…

If you can use a mouse, you can use ESO Analytics. ESO Analytics puts the power of data in your hands with more than 80 prebuilt reports, flexible editing, and…

Reduce barriers of communication between prehospital and hospital care with tools that deliver valuable patient data in real time, from the scene. Seamless and bidirectional sharing of patient information not…

ESO marked the start of 2020 with the release of a new set of industry predictions papers, leveraging its years of expertise along with an extensive collection of data submitted…

When a patient picks up the phone to call 911, the clock starts ticking. As the ambulance arrives and the EMS team goes to work, healthcare begins and does not…