HealthStream Announces New Resuscitation Pioneer Award 

To support our long-term commitment to the improvement of resuscitation programs in our nation’s healthcare organizations, HealthStream is launching an Awards Program to recognize innovation in the following areas:

• Improved resuscitation outcomes
• Better resuscitation program efficiency or cost management
• Enhanced program affordability or overall improvement in program return on investment (ROI)

Pioneer Award winners will:

• Describe an opportunity for improvement that existed in their organization’s resuscitation program.
• Identify the innovation their organization made in the resuscitation program in response.
• Document the outcome that resulted from the innovation (such as improved survival rates, reduced time spent in staff training, lower program cost per enrollee, etc.).

Submissions will be reviewed by an advisory panel of industry experts.  Submissions must include the use of at least one HealthStream, HCCS, or Echo solution.

Nominate Your Organization

Submission Process

• Click the Nominate button and follow the instructions to complete the form.
• We recommend that Award applicants prepare their submission in advance in a Word document then copy into the online form, as progress cannot be saved during the completion of the form.
• Applicants may submit additional support documentation with their application via the file upload wizard on the online form.
• Award applicants may receive a request to use their story for marketing purposes. (Speaking at a live event or webinar, creation of a case study or customer quote, etc.)

Timeline

A Pioneer Award will be presented to a HealthStream resuscitation customer on a quarterly basis. The first award recipient will be recognized in the third quarter of 2017.

Quarter	Submissions Open	Submission Close	Committee Review	Winner Announced
Q3 2017	July 5	September 29	October 2 - October 20	October 23
Q4 2017	October 2	December 29	January 2 - January 19	January 22
Q1 2018	January 4	March 30	April 2 - April 23	April 25
Q2 2018	April 2	June 29	July 2 - July 23	July 24

What the Winner Receives

• A physical Pioneer Award to display in their organization
• A letter of recognition from HealthStream COO J. Edward Pearson
• Press release template to issue the news of winning
• Award logo to use on their organization’s website and in their email signature
• A written interview with the hospital’s resuscitation leaders that can be posted on their organization’s website, used in their on-going marketing efforts, and featured in HealthStream’s national, quarterly resuscitation newsletter.

Nominate Your Organization

Excellence through Innovation^® Awards

These awards recognize our customers who executed initiatives that have led to improved outcomes, including, but not limited to, process improvements (e.g. time savings, cost savings, streamlined onboarding, performance appraisal innovations, etc.) or quality improvements.

Award winners in each category will:

• Describe a challenge or obstacle facing their organization.
• Identify the HealthStream solution(s) they used to help them in their efforts.
• Document the outcome that resulted.

Award Winners will be recognized in each of the following categories:

• Patient Experience
  Initiatives to support patient-centered care and/or the improvement of CAHPS scores.
• Talent Management
  Initiatives to support improvements in performance, competency, and learning management; improvements in employee engagement; better alignment of HR and clinical departments.
• Credentialing/Privileging 
  Initiatives to improve efficiencies related to the credentialing process.
• Resuscitation
  Education/Training initiatives to support Quality CPR and improve resuscitation rates.
• Compliance
  Initiatives to improve compliance and better track required training to simplify regulatory audits.
• Clinical Development
  Initiatives that promote lifelong learning, skills development, and career advancement for clinicians.
• Revenue Management
  Initiatives that use education and workforce development to strengthen the business side of healthcare operations.
• Authoring/Instructional Design
  Self-authored courses developed to support initiatives across your organization.

All entries will be reviewed by an advisory panel of industry experts. Submissions must include the use of at least one HealthStream, HCCS, or Echo solution.

Submission Process

• Click the Nominate button and follow the instructions to complete the form.
• We recommend that Award applicants prepare their submission in advance in a Word document then copy into the online form, as progress cannot be saved during the completion of the form.
• Applicants may submit additional support documentation with their application via the file upload wizard on the online form.
• Award applicants may receive a request to use their story for marketing purposes. (Speaking at a live event or webinar, creation of a case study or customer quote, etc.)

Timeline 

Excellence through Innovation Awards are presented on an annual basis.

Nominations Close: We are no longer accepting nominations.

Winners Announced: August 7, 2017

What Winners Receive

• A physical award display in their organization
• A letter of recognition from HealthStream COO J. Edward Pearson
• Press release template to issue the news of winning
• Award logo to use on their organization’s website and in their email signature
• Recognition in HealthStream's Quarterly e-Newsletters, the PX Advisor and Provider Advisor; the online HealthStream Community; and on HealthStream’s corporate website

View 2017 Recipients

The Patricia E. Lane Award

HealthStream created the Patricia E. Lane Award in 2009, in honor of Patricia E. Lane. Patricia was a HealthStream System Administrator, leader of the Virginia HealthStream User Group (HUG) since its inception, and a 29-year employee of Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, Virginia, who lost her life in a tragic car accident in December 2009. She touched the lives of her co-workers and many healthcare organizations from across the state of Virginia who benefited from her expertise, sage advice, and leadership.

If you know of someone within your organization or within the healthcare community that has impacted the lives of many and is passionately dedicated to healthcare education and innovation, we invite you to nominate them for the Patricia E. Lane Award.

Submission Process

• Click the Nominate button and follow the instructions to complete the form.
• We recommend that Award applicants prepare their submission in advance in a Word document then copy into the online form, as progress cannot be saved during the completion of the form.
• Applicants may submit additional support documentation with their application via the file upload wizard on the online form.
• Award applicants may receive a request to use their story for marketing purposes. (Speaking at a live event or webinar, creation of a case study or customer quote, etc.)

Timeline 

The Patricia E. Lane Award is presented on an annual basis.

Nominations Close: We are no longer accepting nominations.

Winner Announced: August 7, 2017

What the Winner Receives

• A physical award display in their organization
• A letter of recognition from HealthStream COO J. Edward Pearson
• Press release template to issue the news of winning
• Award logo to use on their organization’s website and in their email signature
• Recognition in HealthStream's Quarterly e-Newsletters, the PX Advisor and Provider Advisor; the online HealthStream Community; and on HealthStream’s corporate website

View 2017 Recipient

Excellence through Insight^® Awards

These awards recognize hospitals that excel in their ability to gain insight about their patients, employees, physicians, and community through research and use that information to build excellence within their organization.

Award winners will be recognized in each of the following categories based on data collected from the 2016 calendar year:

• Overall Physician Satisfaction
• Overall Employee Satisfaction
• Community Highest Perception of Quality (Overall Quality Score in the Primary Service Area)
• Overall Inpatient (HCAHPS) Satisfaction
• Overall Emergency Department Satisfaction
• Overall Outpatient Satisfaction
• Unit Specific Awards 
  (Units that had a minimum sample size of 100 during the Award time-frame)

Submission Process

Award submissions are not accepted for Excellence through Insight Awards, as award winners are selected based solely on data collected via HealthStream's Research Solutions.

Timeline 

Excellence through Insight Awards are presented on an annual basis.

Winner Announced: August 7, 2017

What Winners Receive

• A physical award display in their organization
• A letter of recognition from HealthStream COO J. Edward Pearson
• Press release template to issue the news of winning
• Award logo to use on their organization’s website and in their email signature
• Recognition in HealthStream's Quarterly e-Newsletters, the PX Advisor and Provider Advisor; the online HealthStream Community; and on HealthStream’s corporate website

View 2017 Recipients

Excellence through Knowledge Awards

These awards recognize the “Most Knowledgeable Organization” in each Annual Mandatory training category.

Award winners will be recognized in each of the following categories based on data collected from the 2016 calendar year:

• Provision of Care
• Environment of Care
• Life Safety
• Infection Prevention
• Human Resources
• Overall

Submission Process

Award submissions are not accepted for Excellence through Knowledge Awards, as award winners are selected based solely on data collected through KnowledgeQ and Annual Mandatory training. Minimum eligibility requirements included at least 300 unique Annual Mandatory course completions per institution.

Timeline

Excellence through Knowledge Awards are presented on an annual basis

Winner Announced: August 7, 2017

What Winners Receive

• A physical award display in their organization
• A letter of recognition from HealthStream COO J. Edward Pearson
• Press release template to issue the news of winning
• Award logo to use on their organization’s website and in their email signature
• Recognition in HealthStream's Quarterly e-Newsletters, the PX Advisor and Provider Advisor; the online HealthStream Community; and on HealthStream’s corporate website

View 2017 Recipients