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Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

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Trauma Programs

Level III Participation Calendars

Participant Activities for 2025

Month

Activities

January

2025 NTDS Data Dictionary effective for 2025 admissions

TQIP monthly educational experience

February

TQIP monthly educational experience

March

Quarterly data submission deadline March 3

TQIP monthly educational experience

April

ACS TQIP® Spring Benchmark Report

Spring Data Quality Report

TQIP monthly educational experience

May

TQIP monthly educational experience

June

Quarterly data submission deadline June 2

TQIP monthly educational experience

July

2026 Data Dictionary Release

TQIP monthly educational experience

August

TQIP monthly educational experience

September

Quarterly data submission deadline September 2

TQIP monthly educational experience

October

ACS TQIP® Fall Benchmark Report

Fall Data Quality Report

TQIP monthly educational experience

November

TQIP  Conference in Chicago, IL

November 8–10, 2025

December

Quarterly data submission deadline December 3

TQIP monthly educational experience

 

2025 TQIP Data Submission Schedule

Quarter

Quarterly Call for Data windows

Patient admission must fall in this time frame. Patient must also be discharged.

October–December 2024

February 3–March 3, 2025

January 1, 2022–December 31, 2024

January–March 2025

May 1–June 2, 2025*

January 1, 2023–March 31, 2025

April–June 2025

August 1–September 2, 2025

January 1, 2023–June 30, 2025

July–September 2025

November 3 – December 3, 2025**

January 1, 2023–September 30, 2025

October–December 2025

February 2–March 2, 2026

January 1, 2023–December 31, 2025

*Deadline to be included in Fall 2025 Report
**Deadline to be included in Spring 2026 Report

Level III TQIP Risk-Adjusted Benchmark Report Timeline

When a TQIP center becomes eligible to receive their first risk-adjusted benchmark report depends on the timing of their enrollment as displayed in the table below.

Center Enrollment Deadline*

Eligible for First Benchmark Report

December 3, 2024

Spring 2025 Report Cycle

June 2, 2025

Fall 2025 Report Cycle

December 3, 2025

Spring 2026 Report Cycle

June 2, 2026

Fall 2026 Report Cycle

December 1, 2026

Spring 2027 Report Cycle

*Steps to TQIP enrollment include submitting an online application, signing a hospital participation agreement, and submitting payment.