Level I and II TQIP: An Overview

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 Level I and II 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.

Education

• Education is a key component of the program and benefits new and existing TQIP centers. Educational opportunities available to TQIP centers include:
• The TQIP Online Course, 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 participating hospitals to other Level I and II trauma centers.
• 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 practice
• Participants benefit from ongoing performance and data quality monitoring

Use 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, seven 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 while developing best practices that help improve quality
• Best Practice Guidelines presented at the TQIP Annual Meeting
• Collaboration with other centers on a national, state, or regional basis

For more information about TQIP fees, please log in to QPort. We all have the same goal—to improve care of the injured patient. Joining TQIP is an investment, not just an expense.