2018-2019 LAMMICO Patient Safety Award & Grant Application
APPLICATION DUE DATE: JANUARY 31, 2019
Award Description
The application periodfor this award begins May1, 2018 and ends January 31, 2019. Entries must be received by midnight of the posted application due date. Promotion is subject to local, state and federal laws, and is void where prohibited. Application submission implies acceptance of and agreement with award rules and conditions.
Background Information
Studies have shown that as many as 30-60% of healthcare providers meet the criteria for burnout. Burnout contributes to poor quality of life for healthcare professionals who are experiencing it. In addition, quality of care and patient safety can be negatively impacted by stress and burnout. LAMMICO’s online educational activity offers strategies to reduce burnout and promote provider well-being.
LAMMICO’s learning management systemincludes an assessment of learner burnout and an educational videooffered free of charge to Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi hospitals and facilities. The Nurse Burnout Learner Assessment provides insight into the individual’s level of stress and burnout, and the Nurse Well-being: The Burnout Dilemma video examines the incidence and impact of nurse burnout. Rather than treating burnout as a problem to be solved, this presentation discusses burnout as an ongoingsituation with multiple contributing factors. The activity conveys various strategies that can help individuals and facilities create meaningful ways to manage and reduce the persistent epidemic of burnout.
To access the learner assessment and videoplease contact LAMMICO’s Hospital Risk Management Specialist, Lynne Vega, BSN, RN at or 504.841.273.
One Galleria Blvd., Suite 700
Metairie, LA 70001
504.831.3756 ● 800.452.2120
2018-2019 LAMMICO Patient Safety Award & Grant Application
APPLICATION DUE DATE: JANUARY 31, 2019
Award Entry
No purchase necessary to apply for the grant or to win. Hospital/facility applicants will enter bysubmitting this application for entry.After the hospital/facility staff view the educational activity, think about what strategies your unit or facility can implement to positively affect stress levels and lower the risks of burnout. To participate in the 2018 LAMMICO Patient Safety Award and Grant program, applicants are required to submit hard copy (print) or digital (electronic) samples of strategies they have developed and carried out.
Eligibility
The award is open to hospitals and facilities in Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi. Applicants are not required to be underwritten by LAMMICO to participate in the competition.
Selection
To further enhance your efforts towards patient safety, LAMMICO sponsors this Award and Grant for the hospital or facility that can best demonstrate implementation of strategies impacting the symptoms of burnout.Employees of LAMMICO will judge the contest at their discretion. All judging decisions are final.
Prizes
The hospital or facilitywith the best implemented organizational strategies to reduce levels of stress and burnout in the states of Louisiana, Arkansas and/orMississippiwill be awarded a $10,000 grant to be used for nursing professional development.The winner will also receive a one-year Risk Manager membership to the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) and a one-year Medical Interactive Communitymembership free of charge to all staff and physicians to access the risk management education and resourcesavailable online.The winner will also receive a trophy presented at a small LAMMICO-sponsored celebration at their facility.
LAMMICO will also award a $2,000 grantto be used for nursing professional development to a hospital or facility in the statesof Louisiana, Arkansas and/orMississippithat demonstrates exceptional outcomes as a result of our education. This honored hospital or facility will also receive a one-year Risk Manager membership to the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) and a one-year Medical Interactive Community membership free of charge to all staff and physicians to access the risk management education and resourcesavailable online.
Winner Notification
Winners will be notified within 15 days after determination date. Employees of LAMMICO will communicate directly with winning facility representatives to coordinate prize distribution, announcements and celebration logistics.
General Conditions
Contestants hereby grant LAMMICO a non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide license to broadcast, publish, store, reproduce, distribute, syndicate, and otherwise use and exhibit the Submission (along with submitted names, motivational communication samples, voices, performance, images, and/or likenesses obtained as a result of this Submission) in all media for the purposes of trade or advertising without further compensation. The official rules are subject to modification by LAMMICO. In the event of a dispute, all decisions made by LAMMICO are binding and final.
Contact Information
Please contact LAMMICO’s Hospital Risk Management Specialist, Lynne Vega, BSN,RN at or 504.841.2738 for additional inquiries and to submit your application.
NOTE: 2019-2020 Patient Safety Award and Grant
Since nursing burnout is a critical issue for hospitals and facilities, LAMMICO will be utilizing the Nurse Well-being topic for the 2019-2020 award and grant program as well, making this a two-year project.In preparation for the 2019-2020 Award, select a question in 2018 from your RN/employee satisfaction survey that is reflective of employee burnout and/or stress and save that data as a baseline prior to implementing strategies for this year’s award. Then for the 2019-2020 Award period, you will be asked to compare your score on this question in 2018 to the score from post implementation to show improvement on the question that you selected.
Name of OrganizationAddress of Organization
Name of CEO
Name & phone of CNO / Phone:
Name of Medical Director
Name of Risk Manager
# of Beds / Average Daily Census
- Did staff complete the LAMMICO online learner assessment? Yes or No (please circle) If yes, please provide the number of nurses.
- Did staff complete the video Nurse Well-being: The Burnout Dilemma? Yes or No (please circle). If yes, please provide the number of nurses.
RNs ______
- Were strategies implemented that would impact symptoms of burnout in the hospital or facility?
Yes No
- Provide information about the strategy (or strategies) that you implemented to reduce levels of stress and burnout. Information may be in the form of a video, flyers, memos, pocket cards, posters, etc. When did you create and implement the strategy? What is the effect so far?
- Please submit a signed attestation statement that all of the competition eligibility requirements were completed.
I attest that the information provided above is correct and I have attached a copy of our motivational communication with our staff.
Signature Date
Title
If you are planning to continue this project in 2019-2020, did you select and measure a question on your RN/employee satisfaction survey indicative of burnout/provider stress? Yes or No
One Galleria Blvd., Suite 700
Metairie, LA 70001
504.831.3756 ● 800.452.2120