WASHINGTON (June 30, 2015) — Urgent Matters, Blue Jay Consulting, and Schumacher Group are now accepting submissions for the 2015 Emergency Care Innovation of the Year Award, a competitive opportunity that fosters innovation in emergency departments nationwide.
The Emergency Care Innovation of the Year Award, also supported by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), provides an opportunity for multidisciplinary teams to be acknowledged for their outstanding contributions in emergency medicine. The award provides a platform for disseminating effective solutions to common issues facing the emergency care community. Submissions should fit into at least one of the following categories:
- Safety and quality
- Flow and efficiency
- Care coordination
- Patient experience
- Cost consciousness
To be eligible for consideration, the innovation must include a measurable assessment of the effectiveness of the intervention. One member of the winning team will receive the honor of presenting the team’s innovation at the Urgent Matters Conference, “Increasing Value in the Emergency Department: Innovations to Improve Cost and Quality,” to be held at the American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly, Sunday, Oct. 25 in Boston, Massachusetts.
For more information on eligibility and to download the submission form, visit the award page.
All submissions that meet entry criteria will be posted to the Urgent Matters online searchable toolkit, a collection of strategies and tools developed by hospitals across the country to target specific issues facing hospital emergency departments.
