Improvement of the Year Award

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Improvement of the Year Award

• Center for Health Policy Research, and Ethics
• College of Nursing and Health Science

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Improvement of the Year Award

• Presented by Farrokh Alemi, Ph.D.

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Why we need an award?

• We recognize make believe not the real heroes
• Industry wide
• Benchmarked against data
• Recognize the team not just the organization

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Sponsoring Organizations

• DC Association for healthcare quality
• Century Club of GMU
• Delmarva Foundation

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Award Process

• Creative solutions to central problems
• Impact on outcomes
• Engaging the entire organization

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Judges

• Farrokh Alemi, Ph.D.
• Bernie Horak , Ph.D.
• Janet Hinchcliff

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Recognition of Achievement

• Prince William Hospital (Prince William Health
  System) Spotlight on Quality Program Head
  Virginia Blair, Vice President, Quality Betsi
  Hurd, MSN, RN
• Inova Health System Roaring Ahead Rehab
  Outcomes Advancing Recovery Program Head
  Margaret Guarino, PT, MS, Clinic Director, Inova
  Physical Therapy
• Inova Health System High Quality,
  Cost-Effective Healthcare The Heart of the
  Matter Program Head Gill Abernathy, MS, RPh,
  Department of Pharmacy
• Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD Physician
  Mandated Use of Computer Order Entry Program
  Coordinators Scott Spier, MD, Chief Medical
  Officer Kathleen Youngbar and Kristen Geissler,
  Department of Quality Improvement
• Calvert Memorial Hospital Reducing the
  Nosocomial Pressure Ulcer Rate in Transitional
  Care Unit (TCU) Patients/Residents Program
  Coordinators Maggie Eller, RN CPHQ, Director,
  Performance Improvement Kathy Marshall, Kathy
  Moore and Susan Dohony
• George Washington University Hospital Patient
  Safety Best Practice Marking Surgical Sites and
  Time Outs Program Head Elizabeth White,
  Director of Surgical Services

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2005 Award Recipients
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2006Improvement of the Year Award

• Accepting New Applicants