2010-2011 Texas Health Care Quality Improvement Award Program

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Texas Health Care Quality Improvement Award

Texas Health Care Quality Improvement Award program for Texas hospitals is being sponsored again in 2010 – 2011 by TMF Health Quality Institute. TMF, the Medicare quality improvement organization for Texas, established the awards program in partnership with the Texas Hospital Association, Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals, Texas Medical Association and Texas Osteopathic Medical Association. This non-competitive award program is designed to build on the quality of care that you already provide for your patients.

Evidence of the 2008 - 2009 award program’s success:

  • Out of approximately 375 hospitals in Texas, 227 nominated themselves for the award.
  • Of the 227 hospitals, 93 met the award criteria to qualify, with 27 receiving the highest award, the Award of Excellence, and 66 receiving the Quality Improvement Achievement Award. View event photos and a complete list of the 2009 Award Recipients.
  • Hospitals were presented with their awards in a formal ceremony in Austin on August 27, 2009, with 181 hospital professionals attending. In addition to postings on the TMF website, award recipients were recognized in the media over 90 times, with stories being picked up by major Texas dailies such as the Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News and Dallas Morning News. Trade publications covering the awards included Texas Medicine, Texas Family Physician and the Texas DO, as well as newsletters for the Texas Hospital Association, Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals (TORCH) and the Texas Association for Healthcare Quality. Online publications also covered the awards. These included Yahoo Financial News, NewsRx, Nurse.com, and News-Journal.com among others.

This year’s award program will again have criteria specific to Critical Access Hospitals. Critical Access Hospitals enrolled in the award program are working on improving care related to heart failure and pneumonia.

For Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) acute care hospitals, the award program is again based on improving care related to acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, pneumonia and the surgical care improvement project (SCIP).

How does my hospital get involved?

Applications are no longer being accepted. Nominations for the 2010-2011 award program were accepted from August 1 to September 30, 2010. The award includes three award categories: Gold, Silver and Bronze.The criteria for each category are listed on the award criteria section of this website.

What determines an award winner?

See the award criteria section of this website.

How will my hospital be recognized if we should receive an award?

  • Hospitals meeting the criteria for the Gold and Silver awards will receive a crystal trophy in recognition of their accomplishments.
  • Hospitals meeting the criteria for the Bronze award will receive a framed certificate in recognition of their accomplishments.
  • Recipients of the Gold and Silver awards will be invited to an award ceremony and reception where they will be honored for their achievements, have the chance to network with other hospital recipients and meet representatives from organizations sponsoring the award.
  • TMF will launch a media campaign to announce recipients statewide in medical publications, magazines and news services and will also provide a press kit for hospitals to use with their local broadcast and print media.

Who should I contact if I have more questions?

If you have more questions about the program, feel free to contact Suzie Daly, MHA, Project Resource Consultant, at 512-964-5988 or patientsafety@tmf.org

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