The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum (NQF) have announced the recipients of the 2023 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards. The Eisenberg Awards recognize major achievements by individuals and organizations that improved patient safety and healthcare quality. This year’s awardees are:
- National Level Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality: The Surgical Pause – Veterans Health Administration
- Local Level Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality: Creating a Culture of Quality for Cardiovascular Care in Michigan – BMC2
- Individual Achievement: Eduardo Salas, PhD, Rice University
Launched in 2002, the awards honor the late John M. Eisenberg, MD, MBA, former administrator of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). An impassioned advocate for healthcare quality improvement, Dr. Eisenberg was a founding member of NQF’s board of directors.
Congratulations to the awardees! Learn more about the incredible achievements of this year’s awardees on the Eisenberg Awards webpage.
The Joint Commission’s Sustainable Healthcare Certification (SHC) Resource Center features a new Spotlight on Stanford Health Care, a major health system in Palo Alto, California. Stanford has successfully fostered a culture of sustainability that is both guided by and underpinned by strong leadership commitment – positioning sustainability as a top priority. They utilized a multifaceted approach to integrate sustainability, including conducting a greenhouse gas inventory, setting multi-year goals and targets, and creating a Sustainability Program Office to maintain momentum and progress. This core leadership commitment and engagement strategy has led to considerable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, as well as several Practice Greenhealth sustainability awards, notably the first Circle of Excellence award in the leadership category.
Launched on Sept. 18, 2024, the SHC Resource Center provides sustainability strategies, tools and tips, Spotlights on leading organizations, cost savings examples, and other key resources to assist healthcare organizations in reducing their carbon footprint. While it was designed with certification in mind, it can be an on-ramp for any organization, whether they seek accreditation or not, and wherever they are on their environmental sustainability journey.
Other Spotlights on the Resource Center feature Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Seattle Children’s Hospital, and Boston Medical Center. To see other helpful tools and resources, please visit our Resource Center. Please watch for more Spotlights from other leading organizations!
(Contact: Brette Tschurtz, btschurtz@jointcommission.org)
Joint Commission Resources has published a new bimonthly digital newsletter, Emergency Management Leader™ This inaugural issue is free, and emergency management professionals in Joint Commission-accredited healthcare organizations will receive a free copy via email. Visit the JCR webstore to download your free copy and to subscribe for future issues.
Emergency Management Leader delivers authoritative guidance to emergency management leaders and coordinators across all healthcare settings. Get valuable articles, case studies, tips, and strategies for Emergency Management (EM) standards compliance. Learn from Joint Commission subject matter experts and get evidence-based solutions from industry leaders.
This inaugural issue includes the following articles:
- Letter to Readers – Welcome to Emergency Management Leader: Emergency Management Leader’s mission is to provide insights into The Joint Commission’s EM standards; share tools, best practices, and lessons learned for all types of health care organizations; and keep you abreast of relevant EM news.
- New EM Chapter for Ambulatory Care Effective July 1, 2024: Ambulatory care organizations and office-based surgery practices will have new and revised standards, while the number of elements of performance has been reduced.
- Save This Date: The Joint Commission Resources 2024 Emergency Management Conference will be held June 18-20 in Orlando, Florida.
- Case Study – Surmounting Successive Emergencies: Strong partnerships, robust plans, and innovative problem-solving helped Grady Health System successfully manage a massive flood and other crises in 2019-2022.
- Tips and Insights – Top 5 Preparation Strategies for Your Survey’s EM Session: Have all needed documents organized and accessible, identify and prepare staff who will participate (and their backups), and be able to concisely describe your EM exercises and any real emergencies since your last survey.
- Toolkit – Prepare for Cybersecurity Threats: Cybersecurity breaches are on the rise in health care, with ransomware attacks becoming common. This sample tabletop exercise will help organizations prevent and respond to a cyberattack.