Continuous Process Improvement

2020 Award Winners:

• "DMH Readiness Clinic" (Naval Medical Center Portsmouth) - Clinical Community: Behavioral Health
• "Cardiology Reduction in Lead Cycle" (Naval Hospital Pensacola) - Clinical Community: Cardiovascular Care
• "Implementation of a Code Sepsis Protocol in a Military Treatment Facility Emergency Department" (Naval Medical Center San Diego) - Clinical Community: Critical Care/Trauma
• "Resource Allocation to Improve Operational Dental Readiness" (Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command Portsmouth) - Clinical Community: Dental
• "Implementation and Evaluation of 2-Step Testing Algorithm for Clostridioides difficile Infection" (Brooke Army Medical Center)
• "Reducing Repetitive Inpatient Phlebotomy by Adjusting Admission Order Set" (Brooke Army Medical Center)
• "Active Duty Days to Specialty Care Cycle Time Reduction" (U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay) - Clinical Community: Primary Care
• "The Babygram: Reducing Unnecessary Radiation Exposure in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)" (Brooke Army Medical Center) - Clinical Community: Woman and Infant

Culture of Safety

2020 Award Winners:

• “CODE STROKE: Improved radiology turnaround times following modification to radiologist user interface.” (Brooke Army Medical Center) - Clinical Community: Critical Care, Neuromusculoskeletal
• "The Impact of Risk and Safety Awareness in Reducing the Risk of Sharps Injuries and the Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens during the Sterilization Process" (Naval Medical Readiness and Training Unit Sasebo) - Clinical Community: Dental
• "Culture of Safety" (Vance Air Force Base Clinic) - Clinical Community: Military Specific Care
• "Creating Patient Safety Team Leaders through a Simulation-Based Interprofessional Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Course" (Brooke Army Medical Center)
• "Provider Recharge Initiative to Decrease Provider Burnout" (Spangdahlem Air Base) - Clinical Community: Primary Care
• "Develop MICC RN Perioperative Training Plan" (Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command Okinawa) - Clinical Community: Surgical Services, Woman and Infant
• "Reducing Opioid Use in Post-Cesarean Deliveries" (Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command Yokosuka) - Clinical Community: Surgical Services, Woman and Infant

Leadership Commitment

2020 Award Winners:

• "Optimizing Emergency Department Transfer Decisions Days" (Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center) - Clinical Community: Critical Care / Trauma
• "COVID COMBAT OCONUS MTF" (U.S. Naval Hospital Rota) - Clinical Community: Military Specific Care
• "Highlighting Quality as a High Priority: Seizing the Opportunities of a Pandemic through Preventive Care and Vulnerable Population Outreach" (Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center) - Clinical Community: Primary Care
• "Respiratory Clinic Implementation and Continuous Process Improvement at an Overseas Military Treatment Facility" (U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa) - Clinical Community: Primary Care, Military Specific Care

Patient Centeredness

2020 Award Winners:

• "Implementation of Virtual Behavioral Health Programming for Patients to Maximize Delivery of Services During Times in Which Individualized In Person or Group Settings Are Not an Option" (Brooke Army Medical Center) - Clinical Community: Behavioral Health
• "Emergency Department Adaptations to COVID-19" (Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center) - Clinical Community: Critical Care / Trauma
• "Increasing Access to Care and Minimizing Patient Wait Time to Enhance Healthcare Efficiency and Improve Patient Satisfaction" (Naval Branch Health Clinic Everett) - Clinical Community: Primary Care
• "Specialty Care Referral to Book" (U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay) - Clinical Community; Primary Care
• "Alternative Immunization Clinics to Improve Vaccination Access during the COVID-19 Pandemic" (Walter Reed National Military Medical Center) - Clinical Community: Primary Care