Submissions Open for Eisenberg Awards Through October 30

Submissions are open through October 30 for the 2015 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards. These prestigious awards, given annually by NQF and The Joint Commission, recognize major achievements to improve patient safety and healthcare quality by individuals and organizations at the local and national levels in separate awards. Self-nominations are welcome.

 “Each year, the Eisenberg award winners inspire the quality field as we work together to help ensure that all patients receive the high-quality, safe care that they need and deserve,” said Christine K. Cassel, MD, president and CEO of NQF.

Launched in 2002, the patient safety awards program honors the late John M. Eisenberg, MD, MBA, former administrator of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Dr. Eisenberg also was a member of the founding board of directors of NQF.

Award criteria and eligibility requirements are available online at http://www.qualityforum.org/eisenberg_award/

The 2015 awards will be presented during NQF’s Annual Conference, “Re-engineering Quality Data for Value,” April 7-8, 2016, in Washington, DC.

Contact eisenbergawards@qualityforum.org with questions about the submission process.