Michigan Trauma Quality Improvement Program

Program Overview

The objective of MTQIP is to measure and improve the quality of care administered to trauma patients in Michigan. This is a voluntary collaboration between Level I and II trauma centers in the State of Michigan, funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network of Michigan. The consortium supports a collaborative quality initiative (CQI) for trauma providers. Hallmarks of the program are complete and accurate data collection, data validation, risk-adjusted feedback on outcomes, and implementation of mechanisms to measure and correlate processes of care with outcomes.

MTQIP was created in 2008 as the performance improvement arm of the Michigan Trauma Surgery Collaborative (MTSC). The MTQIP registry contains data on 14,000 patients from 18 participating trauma centers. By January 2012, the program will expand to a total of 23 centers within Michigan. The University of Michigan serves as the coordinating center for MTQIP.