Eisenberg award winners announced

The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum (NQF) this week announced the 2013 recipients of the John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards. The awards will be presented at the 2014 NQF Annual Conference and Membership Meeting on February 13 in Washington, DC. The winners include:
•    Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality at the National Level—Institute for Clinical  Systems Improvement, Bloomington, Minn.; Minnesota Hospital Association, St. Paul, Minn.; and Stratis Health, Bloomington, Minn.
•    Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality at the National Level—Anthem Blue Cross, Woodland Hills, Calif.; National Health Foundation, Los Angeles; Hospital Association of Southern California, Los Angeles; Hospital Association of San Diego & Imperial Counties, San Diego; and the Hospital Council of Northern & Central California, Sacramento, Calif.
•    Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality at the Local Level—Vidant Health, Greenville, N.C.
•    Individual Achievement—Gail L. Warden, president emeritus of Henry Ford Health System, Detroit.
 

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