Quality Improvement Awards

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About QI Awards

The ACHS International QI Awards acknowledge healthcare organisations that achieve excellence and innovation in clinical care, organisation-wide practice, service delivery and performance measurement. The QI Awards provide ACHSI program members with the opportunity to share patient-focused innovation and communicate their quality improvement achievements.

There are three (3) QI Award categories:

Clinical Excellence and Patient Safety

The Clinical Excellence and Patient Safety Award recognises innovation and demonstrated quality improvement in the delivery of safe, effective consumer / patient care.

Previous winning submissions in this category have included:

Integrated modern hybrid healthcare model – to achieve access to primary care and evidence-based healthcare services
The implementation of a system to better manage dialysis access
A system to reduce the waiting time in an Emergency Department

Non-clinical Service Delivery

The Non-Clinical Service Delivery Award acknowledges a demonstrated outcome in improvement and innovation to patient / consumer services and organisation-wide practice including services provided by community and allied health.

Previous winning submissions in this category have included:

Paediatric Dental Pretend Play – An Innovative approach for reducing children’s anxiety toward dental appointments
The introduction of a hospital-wide, integrated human resource, education and training system
A volunteer-supported laundry to assist palliative care patients

Healthcare Measurement

This category recognises organisations which have measured an aspect of clinical management and/or outcome of care, taken appropriate action in response to that measurement, and demonstrated improved consumer / patient care and organisational performance upon further measurement.

Previous winning submissions in this category have included:

Incidence of Metabolic bone Disease after implementation of Bone Protective Nutritional Strategies – a prospective cohort study
Taking staff influenza vaccination rates to a record level
Development of an integrated performance management system

Who is eligible to enter?

Entry is open to all current members of the ACHS International Accreditation.
The ACHSI QI Awards are open to private and public organisations, large and small healthcare facilities internationally.
Projects that have been entered in other awards are eligible to be entered in the ACHSI QI Awards 2024.
Your application MUST relate to a quality improvement activity that has been implemented within the last two (2) years, at your organisation.
All entrants agree to the publication and distribution of their submission(s) by ACHSI.

Submissions close on Monday 9 September (5.00pm AEST) (GMT+10:00).

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