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Motor
vehicle crashes (MVC’s) are a leading cause of death and injury to Kentuckians.In
addition
to the pain and suffering caused by MVC’s to victims and their families,
there is a considerable burden placed on the medical system and, as a
result, on the
costs of medical care and health insurance. Information about the medical and financial
outcomes of MVC’s is scattered across multiple data sets owned by various government
and private agencies. The Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System (CODES) is an effort to integrate these disparate data sets using computer software to link records that pertain to the same crash event. The ultimate goal of CODES is to create a base of knowledge that can be applied by researchers, medical practitioners, and community health organizations to reduce the occurrence and costs of MVC’s in the Commonwealth, and to improve medical care and outcomes when crashes do occur. |