Keweenaw Memorial Receives 2006 Governor's Award for Improving Patient Safety and Quality of Care
Keweenaw Memorial Medical Center has received MPRO’s, 2006 Governor’s Award for Improving Patient Safety and Quality of Care in the Critical Access Hospital Setting. Keweenaw Memorial Medical Center received the accolade for improving patient care for Clinical Performance and Reporting and Systems Improvement – Health Information Technology; CPOE. Keweenaw Memorial Medical Center also received the Governor’s Award of Excellence for Improving Care for 2005.
“Award recipients are committed to providing Michigan citizens with high quality health care,” said Governor Jennifer M. Granholm. Award criterion aligns with improving care in a number of clinical areas Keweenaw Memorial Medical Center chose from pre-selected clinical areas. These clinical areas are designated as national health care priorities by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Critical Access hospitals focused on intense work in one or more of the following clinical areas: • Collecting and Reporting Quality Data Award • Clinical Performance and Reporting Award • Organizational Culture Change Award • Systems Improvement - Health Information Technology (HIT) Award 1. Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) 2. Bar Coding 3. Telehealth
Keweenaw Memorial Medical Center established a multidisciplinary team to spearhead improvement measures using proven, evidence-based practices. “Together, our staff is demonstrating that we are providing the very best in medical treatment and care — the right care, each and every time. Our efforts have been enhanced through our collaborations with MPRO, Michigan’s Medicare Quality Improvement Organization,” said project coordinator Kelly Kaczmarek.
The Governor and MPRO have partnered to honor hospitals since 2003. This marks the second year that Keweenaw Memorial Medical Center has received the Governor's Award.
The Governor’s Award has been enthusiastically supported by a variety of Michigan organizations and professional associations including the; American Lung Association of Michigan; Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan; Ford Motor Company; General Motors; Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society-Michigan; Michigan Critical Access Hospitals Quality Network; Michigan Academy of Physician Assistants; Michigan Association for Healthcare Quality; Michigan Association of Health Plans; Michigan Center for Rural Health; Michigan College of Emergency Physicians; Michigan Health and & Safety Coalition; Michigan Health Council; Michigan Health Information Management Association; Michigan Infectious Disease Society; Michigan Nurses Association; Michigan Osteopathic Association; Michigan Pharmacists Association; Michigan Rural Health Association; Michigan Society for Infection Control; Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists; Michigan Thoracic Society; Michigan State Medical Society; and the Upper Peninsula Telehealth Network of Michigan.
MPRO and the Governor honored Keweenaw Memorial Medical Center at an award ceremony on September 10, 2007, at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
