The QI Awards are an annual recognition of achievement and encouragement for quality improvement activities, programs or strategies that have been implemented into healthcare organisations.
The QI Awards are open to ACHS Members based in Australia, for all International entries please submit to the ACHS International QI Awards
Introduced in 1998, the QI Awards acknowledge healthcare organisations that achieve excellence and innovation in clinical care, organisation-wide practice, service delivery and performance measurement.
Judging panel consists of an ACHS Councillor, an ACHS assessor and a representative from an ACHS member organisation. Judging is conducted externally with separate panels of three judges for each of the three QI Awards categories.
The Clinical Excellence and Patient Safety Award recognises innovation and demonstrated quality improvement in the delivery of safe, effective consumer / patient care.
Previous winning submissions in this category have included:
The Non-Clinical Service Delivery Award acknowledges a demonstrated outcome in improvement and innovation to patient / consumer services and organisation-wide practice including services provided by community and allied health.
Previous winning submissions in this category have included:
This category recognises organisations which have measured an aspect of clinical management and/or outcome of care, taken appropriate action in response to that measurement, and demonstrated improved consumer / patient care and organisational performance upon further measurement.
Previous winning submissions in this category have included:
Submissions close on Friday, 6 September 2024 at 5pm (AEST)
Clinical Excellence and Patient Safety Category
Central Adelaide Local Health Network
Hep C is Everyone’s Business – An Approach for Virtual Elimination of Hepatitis C from South Australian Prisons
Non-Clinical Service Delivery Category
Northern Sydney Local Health District - Primary and Community Health (NSLHD)
From words to images: Implementing Video Interpreting
Healthcare Measurement Category
Royal North Shore Hospital (NSLHD)
Parkinson Inpatient Experience (PIE) Project
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