TQIP Collaborative Participation Agreement

Services Provided to Collaborative | Participation Requirements | Program Fees

Services Provided to the Collaborative

Services provided to a Third Party Collaborative Administrator participating in the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program (ACS TQIP®): 

Training and Education

• TQIP Annual Conference. The annual fee paid by the Collaborative Admin includes the registration fee for two people to attend the annual conference. Additional people may attend the conference at the registration cost set for each annual conference. An opportunity for the Collaborative Admin to meet or network at the TQIP Annual Conference will be provided.
• TQIP Training Activities. TQIP provides periodic educational experiences, online training modules and various training tools. The Collaborative Admin will have access to these activities. An unlimited number of individuals may access the online training at no additional cost.  
• Conference Calls/Web Conferences. ACS may have conference calls and/or web conferences to conduct training on relevant topics such as the use of TQIP data for performance improvement and data quality issues and to present report results to participants. The Collaborative Admin will have access to these calls/web conferences.
• ACS may be available to attend collaborative trauma system meetings, at the request of the Collaborative Admin, and depending on availability.

Data Accrual

ACS will accept TQIP data submissions from individual hospitals that are fully enrolled in TQIP.

Clinical Performance Improvement Reports

The ACS TQIP has developed a set of reports for use by the Collaborative Group in support of Clinical Performance Improvement efforts. These reports will allow the Collaborative Group to view data in summary and detail and to benchmark the Collaborative Group’s aggregate results against other participating hospitals. These reports include but are not limited to:

• Annual Reports including:
  • Risk-adjusted outcomes reports showing the Collaborative Group aggregate and the Collaborative Group’s individual hospital performance. Hospitals participating in the Collaborative Group may be identified with individual hospital permission.
  • Additional collaborative reports are available for an extra fee at the Collaborative Admin’s request and ACS written approval.
• New report development as deemed appropriate by ACS
• Access to TQIP analytic reporting tools as appropriate
• TQIP Participant Use File

Customer Service Support

ACS will supply customer service and technical support to the Collaborative Admin including phone and email support, timely response to questions, quality assurance and monitoring of data submission process, and help desk support.

Collaborative Participation Requirements

Requirements for a Third Party Collaborative Administrator participating in the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program (ACS TQIP®):

• Commitment from the Collaborative Admin to oversee ACS TQIP implementation and administration. The Collaborative Admin will identify medical or clinical and administrative designees for TQIP.
• Participation of Collaborative Admin’s designees on periodic conference calls.
• Funding for the Collaborative Admin’s designees to attend the ACS TQIP Annual Conference. Annual fee to ACS does not include travel costs.
• The Collaborative Admin must provide ACS with a list of participating centers at the time of initial collaborative enrollment and prior to annual invoicing each year.

Program Fees

The Collaborative Admin agrees to pay ACS an annual fee for participation in ACS TQIP.

Detailed below is the current ACS TQIP Collaborative Group pricing structure as of July 1, 2026. Collaborative Group fees are based on the number of TQIP centers participating in the Collaborative Group at the time of initial state/regional TQIP enrollment and during annual contract renewal. Collaborative Group fees are subject to change based on adjustments to the number of participating centers annually.

ACS may adjust the TQIP Collaborative Group pricing structure from time to time and will provide at least 60 days’ advance written notice of any adjustment in fees by publishing fees on the TQIP website.

Sales tax may be applied on select American College of Surgeons’ services, products, and fees in accordance with all applicable laws.