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
- Monthly quizzes
- Regular TQIP webinars for registry staff
- Sessions for new centers at the TQIP Annual Conference
- Participation in the TQIP Google Group
Risk-Adjusted Benchmark Report
- TQIP provides standardized data collection and risk-adjusted reports that compare hospitals to other Level I and II trauma centers
- Centers will be eligible to receive two risk adjusted benchmarking reports per year as long as the center meets the data quality and quantity criteria
Turning Information into Action
- Tools that help programs review data quality and completeness and understand the impact that data issues may have on their results
- An online tool that allows hospitals to drill down into their data
- Identification and sharing of best practice
- Participants benefit from site visits for external data validation and ongoing performance 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
- Monthly quizzes to educate registry staff on vital data elements
- Conference calls and web conferences to share information and answer questions
- External data validation to measure accuracy and address data quality
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.
