Stories of Success!
Leveraging HIT, Improving Quality & Safety

Call for Case Studies: HIMSS and co-sponsor American Society for Quality (ASQ) are actively seeking real-world success stories to be peer-reviewed for consideration as Stories of Success! Case Studies. This is a program for showcasing outstanding accomplishments in the adoption and use of health IT to fulfill national priorities recommended by the National Priorities Partnership (“NPP”) and Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals (“NPSG”). Download the full submission form for further details. (PDF, 227 KB)

How to Apply: To apply, please fill out the Case Study application submission form. Submissions are due by November 16, 2009.

• Submissions cannot exceed 4-pages in length, using Times New Roman, 12pt font. 
• These questions serve as a guideline; not all questions have to be answered in there entirety, e.g., if the explanation has already been addressed, reference as such. Review the NPP Goals and Joint Commission NPSG sites in preparation for your submission.
• These should be real-world examples and personal stories; vendors can assist in preparing the submission, but these case studies should not be written by vendors.

Each submission will be peer-reviewed by subject matter experts in the field of quality and health IT. Submissions that are received become property of HIMSS and ASQ for publication and educational purposes, via a signed release form. Submit your case study to healthcaresubmit@asq.org. Questions should be directed to David Collins, dcollins@himss.org. If selected, your Story of Success! will be featured on the HIMSS Web site, ASQ Web site, and within other educational venues.

National Priorities Partnership Goals		2009 Hospital National Patient Safety Goals
Convened by the National Quality Forum in 2008, NPP’s goals are designed to transform the nation’s healthcare system ensuring all Americans have access to safe and affordable healthcare. The six national priorities include:		The purpose of the Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety goals is to focus on nine problematic areas in healthcare and describe evidence and expert-based solutions to these problems.
Patient and family engagement Population health Safety Care Coordination Palliative and end-of-life care Overuse		Improve staff communication Use medicines safely Prevent infection Check patient medicines Prevent patients from falling Help patients to be involved in their care Identify patient safety risks Prevent errors in surgery