Since 2009, the Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) has worked to improve patient care at Level III trauma centers by providing risk-adjusted benchmarking, sharing best practices, and offering on-going education to participants. In July 2016, the ACS launched Level III TQIP to extend the reach of the program to more levels of care. Level III centers have the ability to track outcomes and improve patient care through the utilization of risk-adjusted data, participation in educational opportunities, and collaboration with other TQIP centers.
Education
- Education is a key component of the program and benefits new and existing TQIP centers. Educational opportunities available to Level III TQIP centers include:
- 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 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 III 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.
