TQIP Participation Levels

Continuing a Tradition of Improving the Quality of Care

The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT) has been dedicated to improving the quality of care for injured patients for more than 80 years. Since 2009, the Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) has continued this focus on improving quality care by providing validated, risk-adjusted benchmarking for trauma centers. The risk-adjusted data, combined with training and collaboration with other TQIP participants, allows TQIP participants to track outcomes and improve patient care.

TQIP Offers Three Levels of Program Participation

Adult Level I & II TQIP: for Adult Level I and II trauma centers
Pediatric TQIP: for Pediatric Level I and II trauma centers
Level III TQIP: for Adult Level III trauma centers

All TQIP participants receive the following benefits:

Education

Education is a key component of the program and benefits new and existing TQIP centers. Educational opportunities available to TQIP centers include:
- TQIP Online Education, which covers updates to the NTDS Data Dictionary, understanding and using data quality information, and the roles of the TQIP team at your hospital
- Regular TQIP quizzes for registry staff
- Sessions for new centers at the TQIP Annual Conference
- Participation in the TQIP Google Group

Risk-Adjusted Benchmark Report

TQIP leverages standardized data collection to create and distribute risk-adjusted reports that compare your hospital to other trauma centers in the program
Hospitals will be eligible to receive two risk-adjusted benchmarking reports per year assuming the hospital meets the data quality and quantity criteria

Turning Information into Action

Tools that help programs review data quality and completeness, and to understand the impact that data issues may have on their results
An online tool that allows hospitals to drill down into the data used for the risk-adjusted benchmark report
Identification and sharing of best practices
Participants benefit from ongoing performance and data quality monitoring

Use of the Right Data

Training for registry staff to increase data quality and consistency, resulting in meaningful benchmark reports
An online course available at the user’s convenience, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Regular quizzes to educate registry staff on vital data elements

Learning from Other Trauma Centers

TQIP gives trauma centers the opportunity to learn from one another, at the TQIP Annual Conference or through the TQIP Google group, while developing best practices that help improve quality
Best Practices Guidelines presented at the TQIP Annual Conference
Collaboration with other centers on a national, state, or regional basis