Eligibility criteria to join TQIP as a Collaborative include the following:
TQIP offers both an adult and a pediatric Collaborative option for Level I and II centers. At this time, adult and pediatric centers must form separate Collaborative Groups.
To accommodate Collaboratives of various sizes and organizational structures, TQIP offers two options for the administration and pricing for Collaboratives:
Third Party Paid and Administered
Tier |
# of hospitals |
Fee |
1 |
3–5 |
$5,000 |
2 |
6–10 |
$10,000 |
3 |
11–24 |
$15,000 |
4 |
25 and above |
$20,000 |
Hospital Paid and Administered
Note: All Collaborative fees are separate from the annual Level I and II TQIP participation fee.
In the Third Party Paid and Administered structure, the trauma system lead agency or third party entity administering the Collaborative pays the annual TQIP Collaborative fee (for example, health department, foundation, state COT).
In the Hospital Paid and Administered structure, the TQIP Collaborative fee is paid by the individual participating hospitals.
If these payment models do not fit your collaborative structure, please contact us at tqip@facs.org.
Yes, the TQIP Collaborative fee is separate from the fee paid by individual hospitals. The Collaborative fee allows TQIP to provide system-level deliverables, while the hospital participation fee encompasses the deliverables provided directly to individual hospitals.
Yes, as long as your center is fully enrolled or in the process of enrolling in Level I and II TQIP and meets one of the following “in process” criteria, your center can proceed with participating in the TQIP Collaborative*:
*However, your data will not be included in Collaborative reporting until you are fully enrolled in TQIP and you have received your first TQIP Benchmark Report.
Steps to getting started are:
Collaboratives receive deliverables in the areas of reporting, data analytics tools, and training and education. See the TQIP Collaboratives Overview page for more information on Collaborative deliverables.