MIDDLETOWN, Conn., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualidigm, a recognized local and national leader in health care quality improvement and patient safety consulting services, was recently honored with the receipt of two silver Innovation Prizes from the Connecticut Quality Improvement Award (CQIA) Partnership for: 1) designing and implementing an effective and innovative process for selecting new vendors; and 2) implementing an efficient and cost- effective method for scheduling internal meetings using meeting-scheduling software to overcome technical, financial and cultural challenges. Qualidigm is the designated Quality Improvement Organization for Medicare in Connecticut and a state certified Patient Safety Organization.
As the State’s leader in creating and recognizing performance excellence in Connecticut organizations, “The Connecticut Quality Improvement Award Partnership is proud to honor the results of the creative ingenuity and entrepreneurial cutting edge of our manufacturers, service companies, small businesses, educational and health organizations and State government as they are rewarded in the marketplace,” says Sheila Carmine, Founder and Executive Director. The CQIA Partnership’s Innovation Prize is based on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for Performance Excellence’s three principles of approach, deployment and results, which are translated into the Connecticut’s Innovation Prize’s criteria of opportunity, innovation, and numerical results.
Says, Marcia Petrillo, CEO of Qualidigm, “I am delighted that Qualidigm received these awards acknowledging the principles we so strongly believe in and practice. The awards affirm our capacity to achieve our vision of becoming the partner of choice for those who commit to achieving sustainable improvement in health and the quality of health.”
Qualidigm will receive the awards at the CQIA Partnership 18th Annual Conference on Quality and Innovation on October 20th at the Waters Edge Resort in Westbrook, CT.
Qualidigm participates in numerous public and private sector initiatives that include consulting with health care practitioners, providers, payors and business to improve patient safety and health care delivery; working with academic institutions to contribute to the science of quality improvement; and providing information and educational resources to health care consumers and their caregivers.
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CONTACT: Joy Dorin of Qualidigm, +1-860-632-6320, jdorin@qualidigm.org
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