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JCAHO announces Codman award winners

Hospitalist Leadership Connection, December 7, 2006

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) announced the 2006 Ernest Codman award winners, recognized for excellence in the use of outcomes measures to improve healthcare quality and safety. They are as follows:

• Ambulatory: The Denver Health and Hospital Authority Community Health Services won the award for its work in reducing children immunization rates by developing an immunization registry. Rates increase by 46% for two-year olds and 26% for one-year olds, according to the JCAHO.
• Hospital: The Howard Phillips Center for Children & Families has helped to prevent the transmission of HIV from mother to newborn with its "HUG-Me" (Help Understand and Guide Me) program, which has resulted in a 0% HIV transmission rate.
• Individual: Brent James, MD, won the award for his work in healthcare research. He developed physician performance measures and led efforts to develop the National Committee for Quality Assurance's diabetes care measures.
• Behavioral Healthcare: There are two winners in this category. The Grandfather Home for Children won for its work in improving placement for children with histories of abuse, sexual behavior issues, or aggression. The initiative tripled the number of kids treated and led to a significant decrease in the patients' LOS and a remarkable 975% increase in the percentage of children served in their home communities. Henry Ford Behavioral Health Services reduced its depression patient suicide rate by using guidelines set forth by the Institute of Medicine's Crossing the Quality Chasm report.

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