Innovative Solutions Award
ApplicationThe 2011 Innovative Solutions Application is still available for viewing purposes only. Please note that the 2012 Innovative Solutions Award Application will be available in 2012
Purpose
To recognize members for innovative approaches to health care process improvements – allowing health care providers to share best practices and new strategies.
Description
Each year, the Greater Cincinnati Health Council awards its Innovative Solutions Award to celebrate unique approaches to clinical or non-clinical health care approaches, process improvement, patient care initiatives or creative change projects. Starting in 2010, the Health Council began partnering with the American Society for Quality (ASQ) in hosting the award. In 2011 the award was sponsored by SANOFI and was presented as part of the Health Council’s Solutions in Quality and Patient Safety event held on November 10, 2011.
In order to share best practices, Health Council members are encouraged to view the links below for project summary information. If you would like more details about the projects, contact Jason Bubenhofer and he can provide contact information for the project leaders.
2011 Winner
Hospice of Cincinnati – Diversity Outreach Initiative
Hospice of Cincinnati won for its project to improve diversity outreach in hospice care. Through the work of the Hospice of Cincinnati Diversity Outreach Initiative, hospice care information is more readily available to all minority groups. As part of the project, cultural diversity training was provided, and cultural consideration sheets for various groups (such as Latinos, Muslims, Asians and others) were developed and made available to all staff to ensure that the care provided is respectful of the many cultural preferences and beliefs found in this region’s diverse community. Access to hospice care has increased for minorities; for example, Hospice of Cincinnati had a 43 percent increase in hospice patient days among African American patients as a direct result of the Diversity Outreach Initiative.
2011 Honorable Mention
The Christ Hospital – Inpatient Palliative Care Consult Service
The Christ Hospital received Honorable Mention recognition for its project to ease the burden of serious illness in its palliative care department. Palliative care supports the Patient and Family-Centered Model of Care utilized by The Christ Hospital by attending to the body, mind, and spirit of people struggling with serious illnesses and assuring that the medical care provided aligns with a patient’s and family’s wishes, values, and beliefs.
2011 Nominees
- Atrium Medical Center – Emergency Trauma Center/Laboratory Collaboration of Specimen Management
- The Christ Hospital – Outpatient Lactation Program
- Good Samaritan Hospital – Readmission Risk Assessment and Intervention Algorithm
- Good Samaritan Hospital – Zero in on Zero (Improving Joint Replacement Outcomes)
- The Jewish Hospital – Mercy Health - CDiff Project
- St. Elizabeth Healthcare – Fall Reduction Program
St. Elizabeth Healthcare – Total Care Plan
Previous Winners
2010: The Christ Hospital
2009: Mercy Hospital Anderson
2008: Shriner’s Hospitals for Children
2007: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
2006: CMH Regional Health System/Clinton Memorial Hospital
Health Council Contact
For more information, contact Jason Bubenhofer.