CHCQM Diplomate Achievement Award Submissions with Honorable Mention

To recognize the achievements of our extraordinary Diplomates, ABQAURP presents the CHCQM Diplomate Achievement Award bi-annually in conjunction with our Annual Health Care Quality & Patient Safety Conference. ABQAURP presents the Award to recognize the Diplomate that embodies the values of the medical profession through leadership, service, excellence, and integrity; demonstrating their commitment to advancing our mission to improve the quality of health care.

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A sincere "Thank You" to all of our ABQAURP Diplomates that submitted outstanding initiatives leading to sustainable change in patient safety outcomes, provider and/or patient engagement, and overall quality improvements. Below is a summary of their submissions:

Valerie Allusson, MD, SFHM, MMM, FACP, CHCQM Chief Medical Officer, Hackensack UMC Mountainside Highly Reliable Rounding: The Quest Toward a Highly Reliable Organization

Aly Feroze, MBBS, CHCQM, DPD (UK), DipHSM (UK) Hameed Latif Hospital Lahore, Pakistan World’s first free Patient Safety course which is globally accessible online having self-study format offering a Certificate of completion. The course is hosted by People's Open Access Education Initiative UK under the academic guidance of Professor Richard Heller.

Russell Firman, MD, FACEP, CHCQM-PHYADV Physician Advisor & Chief Medical Officer, Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Educate providers on MAGIC guidelines outlining appropriate and inappropriate insertion of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) lines. Educate providers and nursing on other alternatives such as central venous catheters (CVC) insertion by surgeons and emergency physicians or EZ – IO placement.

Marcus Oginsky, MD, CHCQM Chief Quality Officer, Midtown Inpatient Medicine / Sisters of Charity Leavenworth (SCL) Health Hospitalist Company Quality Improvement of Inpatient Hyperglycemia Management

Mark Safalow, MD, FHM, CHCQM-PHYADV Regional Vice President & Physician Advisor, Prospect Medical Holdings Choosing Wisely is all about improving communication between patients and providers with the goal of reducing unnecessary testing, improving quality and safety, and reducing cost to the patient, the hospital, and more broadly, our healthcare system in the United States.

Khiet N. Trinh, MD, MBA, CPE, CHCQM-PHYADV Chief Medical Officer of Revenue Cycle, System Physician Advisor - Bon Secours Health System Inc. Initiated a physician advisor program for twelve Bon Secours Health System hospitals to address payer denials, compliance concerns, and protect patients' inpatient rights by assuring correct hospitalization status.