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 |
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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 |
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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
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