Aim
To build a state-wide trauma data platform integrating live feeds from clinical systems and AI-based case identification - enabling real-time trauma surveillance, outcome tracking, and quality improvement across Queensland Health.
Outcomes
Delivered an Australian-first remote trauma data model, supporting 110+ public hospitals across all 16 HHSs
- Developed with the Clinical Business Intelligence (CBI) Unit, enabling data automation and clinician access
- Integrated real-time feeds from EDIS, Cerner (FirstNet), Pathology, HBCIS, and ICU (Metavision)
Underway:
- Future integration with Queensland Radiology Information System (QRIS)
- Deployed two live AI models to identify traffic crash and injury cases in ED data
- Reduced manual data entry by 40% and improved completeness by 27%
- Feedback cycles reduced from weeks to days
- Supports Trauma Outcome Indicator Framework, QTCN Clinical Indicators, and trauma research
- Informed new clinical pathways such as the Silver Trauma Guideline and Referring Hospital Trauma Pathway
Background
The Queensland Trauma Clinical Network (QTCN) established the QTDC in response to the 2019 Deloitte Trauma Evaluation, which highlighted a lack of standardised trauma data as a major system weakness. Before QTDC, Queensland had no statewide visibility on trauma volumes, types, or clinical outcomes. QTDC, hosted by Gold Coast HHS, has transformed trauma surveillance using a remote, real-time, automated model. It connects over 110 hospitals through structured data feeds and innovative tools, such as machine learning for automated trauma case detection. QTDC now underpins major statewide initiatives, informing policy, funding, and frontline decision-making.
