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Registration is free, but space is limited to 25 participants per workshop. Lunch is provided.

Overview

Join us for either the Bronze or Silver session to learn more about the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program which recognizes long term and post-acute care organizations across the nation for quality. The Program has three levels of awards: Bronze – Commitment to Quality, Silver -Achievement in Quality, and Gold – Excellence in Quality, each of which set progressively higher standards for performance. By moving through the three award levels, organizations will improve the quality of the care and services they provide.

9:00 – 11:30 am Introduction to the AHCA/NCAL Quality Awards & Understanding the Bronze – Commitment to Quality Criteria

This session will introduce you to the awards program and explain how committing to the application process can provide you leadership framework for operational success for years to come. The Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award is the first step in the National Quality Award Program as well as the door to developing a new perspective on organizational excellence specific to long term care. Participants will be introduced to the Bronze – Commitment to Quality criteria and program policies to submit a successful application.

11:30 – 12:00 pm Lunch

12:00 – 4:00 pm Understanding the Silver – Achievement in Quality Criteria

After achieving a successful Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award, the journey to excellence continues through the Silver – Achievement in Quality application process. Participants will be introduced to the Silver criteria and begin to develop the framework for interpreting the criteria to begin crafting a successful application. Examiners will share constructive tidbits to consider and pitfalls to avoid when writing a Silver Level application and how to follow program policies to submit an application.

Presenters

VHCA-VCAL members Wendy Walter and Tammy Kelly have both served as Senior Examiners for the AHCA/NCAL Quality Awards Program and will lead these workshops.

Important Notices: By registering for and/or attending this event, I acknowledge and agree that photographs, video, and other recordings of the event may be taken by VHCA-VCAL or parties acting on behalf of VHCA-VCAL, and that these photographs, video, and other recordings may be used by VHCA-VCAL in any media now known or later invented for any purpose related to VHCA-VCAL’s mission, including education, promotional, and awareness related use. I give VHCA-VCAL unlimited permission to use my name, likeness, image, statements, and other information I may give to VHCA-VCAL, whether through registration, at the event, or otherwise, that may be necessary for VHCA-VCAL to make use of its rights in the photographs, video, and other recordings.