The Center for Quality Improvement and Innovation (CQII) is seeking nominations for the 2023 CQII Quality Awards to recognize organizations and individuals who have made exemplary progress in improving HIV care.
We want to celebrate the success of HIV recipients and subrecipients nationally, increase the visibility of quality champions, and provide real world examples of what can be achieved.
The current deadline to submit your nomination (self-nominations are welcome) is Monday, April 17, 2023.
There are three CQII Award categories this year: Patient Involvement in Quality Improvement, Leadership in Quality Improvement, and Measurable Improvements in HIV Care. Awards can be given to Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) recipients, subrecipients, groups of recipients, or individuals. RWHAP funded grant recipients must be in good standing with Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau.
Below is a description of each award category. Click NEXT to begin the nomination form.
Patient Involvement in Quality Improvement
This CQII award is given to an RWHAP recipient, subrecipient, or group of recipients that have effectively incorporated patients/people with lived experience into local or regional quality improvement (QI) efforts, or to a person with lived experience or group of people with lived experience who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to partner with recipient(s) or subrecipient(s) to improve HIV care. Involvement of people with lived experience includes the implementation of QI efforts based on patient input, patient involvement in QI projects, or the designation of a person with lived experience as the team leader. The nomination should outline the methodology used for the continued patient involvement and showcase measurable outcomes.
Leadership in Quality Improvement
This CQII award is given to an RWHAP recipient, subrecipient, group of recipients, or individual(s) that have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to QI on the local, regional, or national level. The long-standing dedication to QI by the applicant has resulted in the implementation of effective and sustainable clinical quality management programs, innovative QI initiatives with measurable results that have benefited HIV clients, or regional improvement efforts to work across a network of HIV organizations.
Measurable Improvements in HIV Care
This CQII award recognizes an RWHAP recipient, subrecipient, or a group of recipients that have made impressive measurable improvements over time by addressing emergent issues and sustaining improvement efforts. This year’s focus is on working toward creating equity in HIV care and treatment outcomes. The successful applicant is expected to submit their performance data over time, identify the underlying root causes, specify the specific improvement interventions that were undertaken to achieve the measurable improvements, and outline their sustainability efforts. The improvement effort should have a direct, positive impact on the health outcomes of people with HIV.
