Press Ganey 2016 Success Story Awards

Call for Submissions

Online Application for entry into 2016 Success Story Awards

Enter our2016 Success Story Awardsand you could be presenting your case study alongside internationally renowned guest speakers at our conference in Sydney later this year.
As our client, by entering your submission, you will have the opportunity to be selected to present your case study at our conference and participate in a collaborative healthcare improvement forum and network with clinicians from top performing healthcare organisations.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS MIDDAY (AEST), FRIDAY 11thMarch 2016
Please note: Once you begin to enter information online, you must complete the entire application. You will not be able to save the online application and return to it later. Please ensure you have the required information at hand and observe the character limits for each text box as indicated.

We suggest you download a copy of the Online Application Form inWord formatand review prior to submitting your online application.We recommend typing your answers into the Word document before you begin the process, then copy and paste your answers into the online application form.

If you are unable to submit your entry online, you may email your submission in Word format (no PDFs please) to the contact person listed below. If you have any questions about the online application process, please contact:

Maria Arnott
Email:
Ph: +61 7 5560 7400 (AU)
Ph: +64 9 925 0488 (NZ)

APPLICATION CONTACT INFORMATION

* Denotes a required field

1.First name*

2.Last name*

3.Title/Position*

4.Facility*

5.Location Address*

6.City*

7.State*

8. Country*AustraliaOther

New Zealand

9.Postal Code*

10.Phone (Please include area code and country code)*

11.Email*

12.Please click the box below to continue
I hereby certify I am an employee or authorised agent of the organisation I am representing with my submission.

PRESENTER INFORMATION

If selected to present your case study at the 2016 Press Ganey (AU/NZ/Asia) National Client Conference in Sydney.
Please enter the contact details of the person who will be speaking.

13.First Name*

14.Last Name*

15.Title*

16.Facility*

17.Location Address*

18.City*

19.State*

20.Post Code*

21.Country*

AustraliaOther

New Zealand

22.Phone*

23.Email*

FACILITY AND/OR GROUP INFORMATION

24.Group affiliation
(if applicable)

25. Facility

26. Address

27.City

28.State

29.Postal Code

30.Country

Australia
New Zealand
Other

VOLUME (Complete all fields that apply)

31.Number of licensed beds

32.Number of annual visits

33.Number of employees

34.Organisation Type*

Hospital

Medical Practice

Aged Care Facility

Community/Home Care Service

35. Location*

Metropolitan

Regional/Rural

SUBMISSION CONTENT

A character limit is indicated below each textbox. The character limit includes spaces. We recommend you type your text into a Word Document, check the character count to ensure it is within the limits, then copy and paste the information into the text boxes, 2,000 characters is approximately 150 words, 800 characters is approximately 60 words.

36. Title: *

37. Overview*

(maximum 2,000 characters)

38. Situation/Challenge*

Please describe the situation or challenge your organisation faced. What prompted you to implement this project or initiative?

(maximum 2,000 characters)

39. Actionable Take Aways

What specific, tangible action items and next steps will attendees take away from your session?

(maximum 800 characters)

40. Session Approach

What presentation techniques will you use to interact with your audience and make your session engaging?

(maximum 800 characters)

41. Strategy and Approach*

Please describe in detail your primary strategy. What people, processes and data were used to drive change and improvement? What were the key steps and unique aspects of the approach?

(maximum 2,000 characters)

42. Barriers You Overcame*

Please highlight any barriers and specific issues you encountered and how you were able to overcome them.

(maximum 2,000 characters)

43. Measurable Outcomes*

What measurable outcomes or ROI can be attributed to your improvement program or initiative?* Examples include:

  • Improved percentile rank on patient/employee/doctor surveys
  • Lowered employee and nurse turnover rates
  • Decreased readmission rates
  • Decreased ED wait times
  • Reduced number of inpatients falls
  • Reduced malpractice rates
  • Increased referral rates as a result of improved doctor partnerships

(maximum 800 characters)

44. Innovative or Creative Aspects*

What were the creative, innovative or unique aspects of your improvement program or initiative? (We are looking not only for new ideas, but also for unique and creative approaches to any challenge, even those thought of as common or universal within health care.)

(maximum 800 characters)

45. Additional Presentation Information

List any conferences this content has been presented at

(maximum 800 characters)

SESSION FOCUS

Please indicate if your presentation includes content specific toany of the following audiences (select all that apply):

Setting/Facility type

Aged Care

Tertiary Hospital

Medical Practice

Children’s Hospital

Mental Health Facility

Community/Home Health

Not applicable

Role/Responsibility

Doctor/VMO/HMO

Nursing

Human Resources

Quality

Front-line ancillary, non-RN staff

Not applicable

46. Please indicate the primary Press Ganey solution used that relates to the content of your presentation.

(maximum 800 characters)

47. What other tools or resources (if any) have you or your colleagues utilised to achieve success?

(maximum 800 characters)

RELEASE FORM

All our clients are encouraged to submit an application.

Submissions will be reviewed by our Selection Committee and one organisation will be chosen as the winner.

Each application will become the property of Press Ganey Associates Pty Ltd. The material may be published in Press Ganey’s Best Practices Knowledge Base and may be distributed publicly in written and/or electronic form.

By signing this application release, I agree that the Success Story Award application submitted by our organisation may be published and distributed by Press Ganey Associates as a means of improving healthcare throughout the industry. I understand that the material in our application will be attributed and credited to our facility.*


I agree

THANK YOU!

Thank you for submitting your application for review by our Selection Committee.

The winning entrant and finalists will be notified by email by close of business (AEST) on 27th May 2016 and published on our website.