KHC recognition of work in the AHA Performance Improvement Network

Congratulations on your work over these last four years in the AHA Performance Improvement Network (also known as the HIIN, or Hospital Improvement Innovation Network)! On behalf of the Kansas Health Collaborative, the Kansas Hospital Association, and the Kansas Medical Society, we are proud to have been your partner in this important work in patient safety and quality improvement.

By now your hospital's CEO should have received your recognition materials in the mail. All 115 hospitals were issued a certicate indicating their achievement level. Fourteen hospitals were also awarded a trophy for "Highest Achievement with Distinction" and a $500 discretionary check. All hospitals also have been provided a news media template for announcing the recognition of your team's work to your community.

Suggestions for sharing news of your achievement

We encourage you to share this recognition of your team's hard work on behalf of Kansas patients these last four years. Here are a few suggestions for how you might do so:

1) Announce and celebrate with staff. Publish news of your achievement in your hospital’s newsletter.

2) Display your recognition certificate and/or trophy in a place that both team members and the public can see.

3) Take a photo of your team members with the recognition certificate and/or trophy. Share that photo via your hospital's social media accounts and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

→ Sample social media post: "(Hospital name) is celebrating our recognition by @KHCqi for achievements in advancing quality and patient safety. We’re most proud of our team’s successes in (establishing a patient and family advisory council, preventing falls with injury, in implementing best practices for early recognition and treatment of sepsis, etc.)"

4) Contact your local community media using a template modified with your hospital’s information and leadership quotes.

→ Download the news media template for announcing your hospital's recognition

5) Link to your community's media story and/or to KHC's version of the news release.

Let us know how we can help

Please contact us with any questions or if we can help you share this news with the widest audience possible.

→ Michele Clark, Program Director. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or (785) 235-0763 (ext. 1321)
→ Jill Daughhetee, KHC Educaton Coordinator, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..