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Morton Plant Mease Health Center Earns Franklin Award from ACMA, The Joint Commission: (OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. . April 23, 2007) The Joint Commission and the American Case Management Association (ACMA) today named Morton Plant Mease Health Care in Clearwater, Florida, the winner of the 2007 Franklin Award of Distinction. .Morton Plant Mease is being recognized for showcasing a commitment to professional practice standards, the development of a transitional internship for inexperienced case managers, and a supportive administrative infrastructure,. says L. Greg Cunningham, chief executive officer, ACMA. Morton Plant Mease demonstrated collaborative practice between nursing and social work while maintaining awareness and application of their unique professional standards of practice by reinforcing these through education initiatives, and for social work, through a specific council. Morton Plant Mease developed an internship for professionals who are interested, yet inexperienced, in case management. This four-week internship includes both didactic and clinical components and showcases the organization.s recognition of case management recruitment challenges. The internship complements their standard six-month orientation by specifically focusing on nursing and social work professionals interested in case management. Case management functions are well supported by an administrative infrastructure that values the opportunities for barrier resolution in case management. .Morton Plant Mease Case Management teams are committed to individualized, quality health care for our patients. This national honor reflects that continued commitment and the leadership our team members have shown through the development and implementation of innovative and creative improvements in case management services,. says Philip K. Beauchamp, president and chief executive officer, Morton Plant Mease. .The Joint Commission applauds Morton Plant Mease for demonstrating how case management can improve the quality of health care,. says Jean Range, M.S., R.N., C.P.H.Q., executive director, Disease-Specific Care Certification, The Joint Commission. .Morton Plant Mease.s initiatives are offering solutions to advancing case management practices.. A panel of national experts, including nurses, social workers and other health care professionals identified by ACMA and The Joint Commission, carefully reviewed the nominations and selected Morton Plant Mease for the award. Evaluation criteria for the award included the organization.s ability to demonstrate their commitment to a collaborative philosophy and an interdisciplinary process for case management. An on-site evaluation of Morton Plant Mease.s case management service model for the four hospitals within their system validated that the services met or exceeded the award.s criteria for excellence. Evaluation criteria included:
The award is named for Benjamin Franklin, the co-founder of the first organized hospital in the United States. His personal character, integrity and credibility, as well as his reputation as an entrepreneur and inventor, represent the type of leadership and forward thinking that distinguish the hospitals or health systems recognized as Franklin Award recipients. The ACMA and The Joint Commission formally presented the Franklin Award to Morton Plant Mease on April 23 at the 14th annual NICM Clinical Case Management Conference and 8th annual ACMA meeting in Miami, Florida.
Aurora Sinai Medical Center:
Aurora Health Care, a not for profit Wisconsin integrated health care provider, was created around a single idea: There is a better way to provide health care. Consequently, Aurora Sinai has been the winner of a Premier Award for Quality for the care and treatment of hospitalized patients with community acquired pneumonia for two consecutive years as well as the 2006 Premier Award for Quality for superior inpatient pregnancy care (including care for related conditions) as compared to similar Premier-member hospitals. Aurora Sinai is the only hospital in Wisconsin to receive the Premier Award for Quality in 2006. Premier, Inc., a leading national health care alliance, has awarded only 49 "top performer" quality awards to hospitals across the country. Aurora Health Care earned eithe of those awards for 2007. the highest number any single health care system has ever received in a single year. Premier, a national alliance of not for profit hospitals and health care systems, assists health care organizations in achieving the highest levels of clinical quality and financial performance. The Premier Award for Quality is given to hospitals recognized as top performers that have demonstrated the highest level of performance in quality of care and operational efficiency for particular conditions as compared to similar hospitals.
Duke University Health System:
As a world-class academic and health care system, Duke Medicine strives to transform medicine and health locally and globally through innovative scientific research, rapid translation of breakthrough discoveries, educating future clinical and scientific leaders, advocating and practicing evidence-based medicine to improve community health, and leading efforts to eliminate health inequalities. To learn more, visit dukehealth.org.
Shands Healthcare -- University of Florida Health Science Center:
Shands HealthCare is one of the Southeast's premier health systems. Shands includes nine hospitals: two academic medical centers; a children's hospital; four community hospitals; and two specialty hospitals. To learn more, visit http://www.shands.org/ Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas is an 866-bed hospital located just north of downtown Dallas and is a community-based hospital serving as a referral center for North and East Texas. There are more than 1,200 physicians on their medical staff, and offer a full range of care including services for cancer, cardiovascular problems, neuroscience needs, orthopedics, senior care and women's services. From their Stereotactic Surgery Program for Parkinson's disease to the Gamma Knife for treating tumors, Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas is able to offer a wide range of services to care for complicated medical conditions.
North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System:
Serving Long Island, Queens and Staten Island, the North Shore-LIJ Health System, headquartered in Great Neck, N.Y., strives to provide an unparalleled spectrum of services in the region. The system is comprised of 15 hospitals (including three world-class tertiary hospitals as well as a nationally recognized children's hospital and a psychiatric facility), hospice and home care services, a major medical research institute and many other health-related facilities. As the largest employer on Long Island and one of the largest healthcare systems in the United States, the North Shore-LIJ Health System is "Setting New Standards in Healthcare" every day. To learn more, visit www.northshorelij.com/
St. Joseph Medical Center -- Franciscan Health System
Franciscan Health System is a comprehensive health care organization that includes St. Joseph Medical Center of Tacoma; St. Clare Hospital in Lakewood; St. Francis Hospital in Federal Way; an expanding network of primary-care and specialty-care clinics in Pierce, South King and Kitsap counties; and Franciscan Hospice House in University Place.
St. Anthony's Healthcare System:
St. Anthony's Health Care is a not-for-profit, 395-bed hospital established in 1931. St. Anthony's is dedicated to improving the health of the community through community-owned health care that sets the standard for high-quality, compassionate care. Over the past two years, St. Anthony's Health Care has invested more than $67 million dollars to build one of the finest, state-of-the-art adult health care systems in the region. And did it for just one reason . the community. To learn more, visit http://www.stanthonys.com |
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