The PA PQC’s $5,000 Quality Improvement Awards will be awarded quarterly in 2023 to PA PQC healthcare teams who complete all the milestones listed below for a 2023 initiative until the available funding levels are reached for each quarter (the awards are also contingent on available funding). 

The applications will be reviewed when a PA PQC healthcare team submits documentation to verify completion of Milestone 5 listed below.

If the number of PA PQC healthcare teams that achieved the milestones for a particular quarter exceeds the number of available awards for that quarter, the Quality Improvement Awards will be awarded chronologically based on the date and time when the PA PQC healthcare team submits the materials for Milestone 5.

The purpose of the awards is to recognize and support efforts to further build the PA PQC healthcare team’s infrastructure for collecting and submitting data and for implementing a PA PQC quality improvement project for a PA PQC 2023 initiative.

Birth hospitals are eligible  for these Quality Improvement Awards if they:

• join a PA PQC 2023 initiative by completing the step in the “How to Get Involved” section, AND
• stay engaged in the PA PQC by meeting the minimum set of criteria listed in the Expectations section during the Implementation Period.

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Milestone 1

Annual
Depending on which learning sessions are offered during a particular calendar quarter, attend:
  • The In-Person Annual Meeting on May 4
  • The Regional Virtual Meeting (if there is a virtual session for your region offered in the quarter)
  • At least one Virtual Meeting in Q4 2023
  • At least one Virtual Meeting in Q1 2024

    Milestone 2

    Quarterly
    Submit a Quality Improvement (QI) Report Out, showing work related to implementing Key Intervention(s)
    • July 31, 2023
    • October 31, 2023
    • January 31, 2024
    • April 30, 2024

    Milestone 3

    Quarterly
    Complete initiative-specific PA PQC survey
    • July 31, 2023
    • October 31, 2023
    • January 31, 2024
    • April 30, 2024

    Milestone 4

    Annual / Quarterly
    Annual: Submit aggregated data by race/ethnicity through the PA PQC Life QI Data Portal
    Quarterly: Submit aggregated data for the PA PQC process and outcome measure(s) through the PA PQC Life QI Data Portal
    • July 31, 2023
    • October 31, 2023
    • January 31, 2024
    • April 30, 2024

    Milestone 5

    Quarterly
    Communicate and celebrate your team’s impact in the PA PQC within your hospital and community
    • July 31, 2023
    • October 31, 2023
    • January 31, 2024
    • April 30, 2024
    • Milestone 1

      Annual
      Depending on which learning sessions are offered during a particular calendar quarter, attend:
      • The In-Person Annual Meeting on May 4
      • The Regional Virtual Meeting (if there is a virtual session for your region offered in the quarter)
      • At least one Virtual Meeting in Q4 2023
      • At least one Virtual Meeting in Q1 2024
      • Milestone 2

        Quarterly
        Submit a Quality Improvement (QI) Report Out, showing work related to implementing Key Intervention(s)
        • July 31, 2023
        • October 31, 2023
        • January 31, 2024
        • April 30, 2024
      • Milestone 3

        Quarterly
        Complete initiative-specific PA PQC survey
        • July 31, 2023
        • October 31, 2023
        • January 31, 2024
        • April 30, 2024
      • Milestone 4

        Annual / Quarterly
        Annual: Submit aggregated data by race/ethnicity through the PA PQC Life QI Data Portal
        Quarterly: Submit aggregated data for the PA PQC process and outcome measure(s) through the PA PQC Life QI Data Portal
        • July 31, 2023
        • October 31, 2023
        • January 31, 2024
        • April 30, 2024
      • Milestone 5

        Quarterly
        Communicate and celebrate your team’s impact in the PA PQC within your hospital and community
        • July 31, 2023
        • October 31, 2023
        • January 31, 2024
        • April 30, 2024