Recognition

As Quality Professionals, we know the importance of recognizing work well done. As an organization, we are also committed to recognizing exceptional achievements by people in our field. To this end, we have created this page of our website devoted to our members who are making exceptional contributions to our field.

We have set up our recognition page with the following categories. Feel free to scroll down or click on a topic to go directly to that section:

CPHQs

These are the quality professionals in Florida who achieved the status of Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality in the past year:

Laurie C. Bosworth Claudia Jackson
Marcy Dallao Jerry A Lockett
Ellen Daneu Melodie B Logue
Claire M. Dendy Donald B Lucas
Deborah Fialk Mary Pherson
Carolyn F. Finney Rebecca L Watson
Cynthia A. Gerdik Alice B Weiss
Douglas R. Grob

Sterling Surveyors

Since 1992, The Florida Sterling Council has assisted organizations in utilizing proven standards of excellence as a guide to making improvements that generate better operations, customer value, and overall results. We are proud to announce that some of our FAHQ members have achieved the status of Sterling Examiner (this information is self-reported).

Vickie Carpenter Sandi O’Neal
Judy Dowdie Marie Ruckstuhl
Sam Elizondo  

 

 

If you are a member and certified Examiner, and you do not see your name here, please notify us through the Contact Us page!

Baldrige Surveyors

The Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence provide a systems perspective for understanding performance management. They reflect validated, leading-edge management practices against which an organization can measure itself. With their acceptance nationally and internationally as the model for performance excellence, the Criteria represent a common language for communication among organizations for sharing best practices. The Criteria are also the basis for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award process. We are proud that FAHQ members have been certified as Baldrige Surveyors. Current FAHQ members who have achieved this honor:

Sam Elizondo

If you are a member and certified Examiner, and you do not see your name here, please notify us through the Contact Us page!

 

AAAHC Surveyors

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, or AAAHC, is a private, non-profit organization formed in 1979 to assist ambulatory health care organizations improve the quality of care provided to patients. Having accredited over 3800 organizations, AAAHC prides itself on its peer-based survey process, which utilizes experienced, practicing health care professionals in the accreditation process. Current FAHQ members who have achieved this honor:

Kathleen Manlove

FAHQ Honors and Awards

We honor the members of the FAHQ who have helped us achieve recognition as a premiere healthcare organization by listing the honors they have helped us achieve.

FAHQ has produced:

• 4 NAHQ Presidents
• 5 NAHQ Fellows
• 4 Claire Glover Award winners
• The 1st Distinguished Member Award winner
• 1993 – Gold Medal Award for State Association Excellence
• 2000 – Gold Medal Award for State Association Excellence
• 2005 – Silver Medal Award for State Association Excellence
• 2006 – Gold Medal Award for State Association Excellence

Member Success Stories

We have reserved this section to recognize FAHQ member success stories. It is impossible for us to know the many stories to share without your help. Please send your stories to the Newsletter Editor via the Contact Us page so our other members can benefit from your experiences.

2008 Circle of Life Winner

The Circle of Life Award, a national award sponsored by the American Hospital Association, honors innovation and excellence in palliative and end-of-life care. Three organizations received this prestigious award for 2008. We are proud to announce one of them is a Florida based organization and member of FAHQ. FAHQ congratulates Haven Hospice, serving 17 counties in northern Florida, on receiving the 2008 Circle of Life national award.

2008 Governor’s Sterling Award Winner

The Sterling Award, based on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality criteria, promotes quality awareness, recognizes quality achievements of Florida organizations, and provides a vehicle for sharing successful strategies. The award encompasses seven areas of achievement in quality standards. We are delighted to recognize the achievements of member Shands HealthCare, a 2008 Governor’s Sterling Award Winner.

NCQA’s 2008 “Recognizing Innovation in Multicultural Health Care Award”

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has recognized eight managed care plans for innovative programs aimed at improving health care for African Americans, Hispanics, Asians and other ethnic groups. All managed care plans in the nation are eligible for this award. We congratulate our member UnitedHealthcare on this exceptional achievement.

Nursing Magnet Status

The Magnet Recognition Program® was developed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to recognize health care organizations that provide nursing excellence in the areas of quality patient care and innovation in nursing practice. Less than one percent of acute care hospitals in the country hold Magnet Status. Hats off to the FAHQ member employers who hold this designation:

Baptist Health System, Jacksonville and Fernandina Beach
Baptist Hospital of Miami
James A Haley Veteran’s Hospital
Morton Plant Mease Health Care System
Sarasota Memorial Healthcare System
Shands at the University of Florida
South Miami Hospital
Tampa General Hospital