Description

The first step in the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program is the Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award. The Bronze Award level provides applicants with the tools and resources they need for continuous improvement in quality care. Through the Bronze criteria, based on the Baldrige Excellence Framework, applicants will assess their organization’s mission, vision, and key factors that lead to success. At this award level, utilizing the criteria questions, applicants develop an organizational profile for their center. Applying for the AHCA/NCAL Bronze National Quality Award gives your organization a strong foundation for the second step—the Silver – Achievement in Quality Award level.

Join Natashia Mason, MSN, RN, RAC-CT, Silver Quality Award Examiner, Director of Strategic Initiative with Care Providers Oklahoma, as she walks you through the AHCA/NCAL Bronze Quality Award application criteria. You will leave with a draft application. You will need to bring a laptop with you, as all the applications are done through the application portal through AHCA. Once registered, you will receive information on how to gain access to the portal.

Objectives:

• Examine the AHCA/NCAL Bronze National Quality award application process/renewal process
• Examine the technical requirements of the application/renewal process
• Examine the Bronze National Quality Award Criteria
• Develop the framework of a Quality Award application/renewal

(This program has been approved by NAB/NCERS for 5.75 total participation hours for LNHA - NAB Approval #20251113-5.75-A114621-IN-CO.