Nominations for the 2009 Idaho Award of Excellence in Healthcare Quality/Patient Safety are now being accepted.
Download a nomination form.
Nominations should be received by Qualis Health no later than January 16, 2009. Nominees requesting to present their work will be notified by January 30, 2008 of the committee’s decision. Awards will be presented at the 2009 Idaho Annual Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality Improvement Conference in Boise, Idaho.
If you have any questions about the Idaho award or the nomination process, please contact Teresa Stinson at teresas@qualishealth.org or (208) 602-9208.
About the Award
Since 2003, Qualis Health has presented the Award of Excellence in Healthcare Quality to outstanding organizations in Idaho and Washington.
Winners have demonstrated leadership and innovation in improving healthcare practices, reflecting the very best in healthcare quality improvement. View a list of award recipients.
These awards are given to organizations demonstrating excellence—and measurable improvements—in areas such as:
- Clinical processes
- Organizational efficiencies that improve care
- Utilization management/coding
- Information technology-driven healthcare quality improvement
- Patient safety
If you believe your organization has demonstrated leadership in any of these areas, you are invited to apply for the Award of Excellence in Healthcare Quality.
Award Criteria
Urban and rural hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, physician offices, clinics, and other organizations such as health plans and community agencies are eligible to enter. Nominees must have facilities or operations in either Idaho or Washington.
The award recognizes accomplishments that result in long-term and lasting changes for the public good. Entries should describe how your organization implemented system or process changes, based on collected data, that made measurable improvements in care in the most recent calendar year. Particularly strong candidates would demonstrate innovations in the methods used to collect or apply the data, or in the means by which the system or process changes were made.
An awards committee comprised of representatives of local healthcare professional and trade organizations judges the nominations.
