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2008 AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program - Step I Overview – Session Two. Barbara Baylis Tim Case. Technical Requirements. Due electronically via AHCA/NCAL website ( www.ahcancal.org ) Step I applications due February 28, 2008
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2008 AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program- Step I Overview –Session Two Barbara Baylis Tim Case
Technical Requirements • Due electronically via AHCA/NCAL website (www.ahcancal.org)Step I applications due February 28, 2008 • One Microsoft Word document that includes responses to criteria (5-page limit) • 1” margins • 12-pt Times New Roman font • $275 Application Fee
Remember! • You are responsible for what you submit. • Draft versions • Incomplete versions • Incorrectly formatted versions • Late submissions
Ethical Requirements When you submit an application you are personally certifying that; • The application is an accurate and true reflection of the application of the AHCA/NCAL award criteria to this facility. • The content of this application is original to this facility and was not supplied by others, including the corporate office, parent company, or external consultants (mission statement exempt). • You understand that if the application is deemed by AHCA/NCAL not to meet these requirements, it will be disqualified and the application fee will be forfeited. • Applications will be compared against other current and previous applications to screen for originality.
All suppliers must maintain a high standard in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the corporation's product Standard Review Committee. Likewise, all business relationships must meet corporate compliance codes that are disseminated to each XXX business unit and monitored for strict adherence by the organization's internal audit system. 3c. Each supplier must maintain a high standard accordance with the guidelines set forth by the corporation's Product Standard Review Committee. All business relationships must meet corporate compliance standards that are provided to each business unit and monitored for strict adherence by the organization's internal audit system. Non-Originality
Multi-Facility Coordination Tips • If you mandate that your facilities apply, make sure they have the resources to do it well. • You can not supply any text to be used verbatim in a facilities application. • Warn facilities against copying text verbatim from corporate materials. • Coordinators (including consultants) can function as application reviewers, but not as application writers.
For more information... For more information about the AHCA/NCAL Quality Award Program, please contact Wendy Vernon at wvernon@ahca.org or 202-898-2853. www.ahcancal.org