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Kansas Healthcare Collaborative Announces
2023 Leadership in Quality Awards
Deadline to Apply: Tuesday, August 1st, 5:00 p.m.
Leadership in Quality Award Categories for 2023
Leadership in Quality Award: Hospitals with greater than 25 beds, Academic Hospitals or Teaching institutions, Large Hospitals, Residency Programs, FQHCs, Clinics with ore than 15 or more providers
Small or Rural Leadership in Quality Award: Eligible applicants for this category are CAH Hospitals, Hospitals with 25 or fewer beds, RHCs, Small practices with fewer than 15 providers or small rural practices.
KHC is Particularly Interested in Projects Related to Topics in the Following Areas:
· Achievement in improving patient safety (reducing healthcare acquired conditions/infections, reducing preventable conditions, medication safety, risk reduction, etc.)
· Achievement in improving care transitions (e.g., readmissions, reduction in fragmentation of care)
· Achievement in improving person and family engagement
· Health Equity/Social determinants of health
· Improving Mental and Behavioral Health Outcomes/Opioids
· Reducing and Preventing Infections/Antimicrobial Stewardship
· Managing Chronic Disease
Projects will be scored by a third-party organization, based on the following criteria:
1. Was the aim of the project clear?
2. Was the project well designed?
3. Were the tests of change clearly described?
4. What were the results of the project?
5. Did the project result in an improvement?
6. How did these results impact the quality or safety of patient care in the organization as a result of this project? Is there a plan for sustainability or spread?
Applicants will submit the following to info@khconline.org:
1. KHC Leadership in Quality Application Form
2. Leadership in Quality Storyboard Template PowerPoint
Awards
Awards will be announced August 24th at the KHC Summit on Quality in Wichita. Winners will be notified in advance and will be asked to attend the Summit to be recorgnized during the Leadership in Quality Awards Luncheon at the event. Award winners will receive a monetary award as recognition for their achievement.
KHC reserves the right to make more than one award per category or to make no awards per category.
Application Deadline: Tuesday, August 1st at 5:00 p.m.
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