Annual Deadline: February 14


Positively impacting and improving patient wellbeing and health care outcomes.
Case Management Society of America | 6301 Ranch Drive | Little Rock, AR 72223 T 501.225.2229 F 501.221.9068 E

The CMSA Chapter Excellence & Innovation Awards recognize chapters that embody
the CMSA Vision and Mission.

VISION:

“We envision case managers as pioneers
of healthcare change...key initiators of
and participants in the health care team who open up new areas of thought ... research and development ... leading the way toward the day when every American will know what a case/care manager does and will know how to access case and care management services."

MISSION:

“To positively impact and improve patient wellbeing and healthcare outcomes."

Achieve exposure and recognition for
your chapter, with innovative projects in education, membership, communication,
print, technology and public policy.

Chapters may submit an entry for multiple CEIA categories. However, the chapter is eligible to win only one award in the CEIA categories.

Email deadline: February 14

For questions, contact:

Michele Lee
501-673-1120
or


Award of Excellence for

Chapter Educational Program

Pays tribute to the CMSA Chapter offering outstanding educational programming not related to a conference.

Enter Today!

1)  Download and save this form to your computer.

2)  Type directly into the entry form. Be sure to save your work. This is what the judges will use to judge your entry, so provide complete, concise descriptions of your program.

3)  Be thorough but choose your words carefully. This explanation of activities will be the only information the judges have to determine the effectiveness of your program.

4)  Judges will be reviewing:

a.  Process in Implementing the Program

b.  Objectives/Goals

c.  Outcomes & Measureable Success

d.  Impact of Targeted Messaging

e.  Originality of the Program

5)  Eligible entries are for the period of January 1 – December 31.

6)  Once complete, attach your entry to an email and send to .

7)  Subject line of email should read:

Education, Your Chapter Name

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Award of Excellence for Chapter Educational Program

Complete Entry Form and Email to by February 14:

Chapter Name/location:

Contact Person: Position:

Address:

City: State: Zip:

Phone: Email:

In a 150 words or less, provide a brief overview of your program and the reason you are submitting this Program for an Award?:
Program Information:
Date(s):
Location of this Program:
Length of Program:
Theme of Program:
Purpose of Program:
Number of CE’s:
Brief description of Implementation Plan:
How frequently does your chapter host this Program?: Select One1st TimeOnce a Year2x a Year
Select size of your chapter: Select One1-5051-100101-200Over 200
Describe the speaker(s) and topic(s):
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Speaker 1:
Speaker 2:
Speaker 3:
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What were the specific objectives/goals for this Program? (List between 1-5 objectives):
· 
Objective 1:
Objective 2:
Objective 3:
Objective 4:
Objective 5:
Describe how these objectives relate to the goals/mission of your chapter and CMSA?
Describe the results and level of success in meeting the objectives/goals above:
· 
Objective 1:
Objective 2:
Objective 3:
Objective 4:
Objective 5:
What was your attendance goal?:
What was your actual attendance?:
Program Funding:
What was the budgeted expense for this Program?:
What was the actual expense for this Program?:
Were any Sponsorships obtained to support this Program?
If Yes, how much support was given? $
How did you promote Sponsorship Opportunities?:
What was given to the sponsor in recognition for their support?
How was this Program promoted to members and/or prospective members?
· 
Describe method(s) of promotions (flyers, emails, phone calls, etc…:
Describe how the promotional materials were used (flyers, pamphlets, posters, giveaways, other resources):
Number of contacts made through the above method of promotions:
How often was the Program promoted?:
Where was the Program promoted?:
Who was your primary target audience?:
Who promoted the Program? (board, committee, members, vendors, etc….):
How many people were involved in promoting the Program?:
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What were some key messaging points used in the promotional materials that you feel expressed the value of attending this Program?:
Describe Outreach Efforts to Prospect Members
Explain any special benefits/rates offered for CMSA members that attended this program:
What special outreach efforts were made to attract non-members to this Program and introduce CMSA?:
How many new members were recruited as a result of this Program?:
What made this Program unique and original?
How the success of your Program determined?
Other comments relevant to this entry:
If you have images or logos you’d like to share that support this program:
1)  Please email them to – Subject line: Entry Name, and Chapter Name (i.e., Educational Program, Central AR Chapter).
2)  Or, add a hyperlink here to a webpage that can showcase your logos, or branding of this program, or links to a flyer or poster used in promoting this program:

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