Coming soon: Application opens March 15 for Bernard J. Tyson National Award for Excellence in Pursuit of Healthcare Equity

Get ready to share your organization’s successful healthcare equity improvement initiatives. The 2023 Bernard J. Tyson National Award for Excellence in Pursuit of Healthcare Equity will accept applications starting March 15.

Bernard J. Tyson, the late CEO and chair of Kaiser Permanente, worked tirelessly to address the healthcare disparities that plague the U.S. healthcare system. Each year, The Joint Commission, in partnership with Kaiser Permanente, recognizes a healthcare organization for an intervention that led to a measurable and sustained reduction in at least one healthcare disparity.

Organizations are encouraged to start compiling the information needed to complete the application (including baseline, improvement and sustainment data) for their applications now. The 2023 application preview and eligibility criteria, an application tip sheet, as well as the 2022 awardee applications from NYC Health + Hospitals and Parkland Health, are available on the Tyson Award webpage to help you prepare.

All types of healthcare organizations that directly deliver healthcare and have addressed disparities for any vulnerable population, including but not limited to race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status, may apply. In their application, organizations must provide data demonstrating how they have improved a disparity.

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