Nursing Quality Improvement and National Competition Awards

The following are awards and recognitions received from TAH nursing department quality improvement projects. The nursing department selected the quality improvement projects that showed most meaningful and effective outcomes to submit for competition at the national “Healthcare Quality Improvement Campaign.

Year	Competition	Theme	Award	Unit
2023	The 18th Around Taiwan Health Care Alliance (ATHCA) Quality Control Circle Competition	Improving the Accuracy of Pricing of Medical and Sanitary Materials in the Operating Room	Gold Award	Operating Room,Purchasing Section,Information Department	Award
	Smart Health care Competition		Health Care Technology Innovation Award		Award
	Taiwan Health Care Quality Management Competition		Honorable Mention Award		Award
2023	Taiwan Christian Health Care Alliance Holistic Care Paper Poster Competition	Promoting the Effectiveness of Patient-centered Health-literate Friendly Care	Honorable Mention Award	Nursing Department	Award
2022	Taiwan Health Care Quality Management Competition	The Effectiveness of Applied Digital Barcode on Surgical Pathologic Specimen Analysis and Reengineering.	Bronze Award	Operating Room	Award
2022	Taiwan Health Care Quality Management Competition	Examination of the effectiveness of employing lean management principles to optimize the independent double-check procedure for high-alert medications	Honorable Mention Award	Nursing Department Information Department	Award
2022	The 10th Holistic Medical and Integrated Services Seminar	Reducing Caregiver Burden for Caregivers of Persons with Dementia	Win First Place	Home Care	Award
2021	The 17th Around Taiwan Health Care Alliance QCC Competition		Silver Award		Award
2021	The 22th National Healthcare Quality Award		Honorable Mention Award		Award
2021	Taiwan Christian Health Care Alliance Health Care Technology Innovation Competition	Application of Internet of Things technology to manage the temperature and humidity of the storage space of medical hygiene materials in hospitals	Win Second Place	Nursing Department Information Department	Award
2021	Taiwan Health Care Quality Management Competition	Using a Daily Management System to Decrease the Incidence of Falls and Related Injuries of Inpatients.	Honorable Mention Award	Medical UNIT	Award
2021	Taiwan Health Care Quality Management Competition	To reduce the incidence of intraoperative pressure injuries in patients undergoing spinal surgery.	Honorable Mention Award	Operating Room	Award
2019	The 15th Around Taiwan Health Care Alliance QCC Competition	Reduce first scheduled surgery wait time to less than 15 minutes.	Gold Award	Operating Room	Award
2018	The 14th Around Taiwan Health Care Alliance QCC Competition	Using pulmonary rehabilitation exercises to increase the ventilator weaning rate in intensive care unit patients	Silver Award	Adult Intensive Care Unit	Award
2017	The 13th Around Taiwan Health Care Alliance QCC Competition	Using EMBRACE to improve the effectiveness of home care and patient/family satisfaction	Bronze Award	Home Care	Award
2016	The 12th Around Taiwan Health Care Alliance QCC Competition	Reducing the time of the second stage of labor in women with epidural analgesia	Silver Award	Labor & Delivery Room	Award
2015	The 16th Joint Commission of Taiwan (JCT) Healthcare Quality Improvement Campaign	Improving community participation in medical consultation after dementia screening	Silver Award	Home Care	Award
2015	The 11th Around Taiwan Health Care Alliance QCC Competition	Improving community participation in medical consultation after dementia screening	Gold Award	Home Care	Award
2014	The 10th Around Taiwan Health Care Alliance QCC Competition	Enhance the overall care of family-centered pregnant mom's comfort in delivery	Gold Award	Labor & Delivery Room	Award
2013	The 9th Around Taiwan Health Care Alliance QCC Competition	Reducing the Post cesarean Wound Infection Rate	Silver Award	5F OBGYN Unit	Award
2012	The 13th Joint Commission of Taiwan (JCT) Healthcare Quality Improvement Campaign	Using the NEWSTART healthy living program to intervene in post-natal care	Gold Award	Postpartum Extended Care	Award
2012	The 8th Around Taiwan Health Care Alliance QCC Competition	Using the NEWSTART healthy living program to intervene in post-natal care	Gold Award	Postpartum Extended Care	Award
2011	The 12th Joint Commission of Taiwan (JCT) Healthcare Quality Improvement Campaign	Improve overall quality of maternal care during pregnancy and birth	Bronze Award	Labor & Delivery Room	Award
2011	The 7th Around Taiwan Health Care Alliance QCC Competition	Improve overall quality of maternal care during pregnancy and birth	Silver Award	Labor & Delivery Room	Award
2010	The 11th Joint Commission of Taiwan (JCT) Healthcare Quality Improvement Campaign	Women's continuous breast feeding for six months after childbirth improvement program	Silver Award and Creative Award	5F OB/GYN Unit	Award
2010	The 6th Around Taiwan Health Care Alliance QCC Competition	Reduce the ratio of blood to volume in hemodialysis patients	Silver Award	Dialysis Center	Award
2008	The 9th Joint Commission of Taiwan (JCT) Healthcare Quality Improvement Campaign	Reduce the rate of incorrect hemodialysis double lumen venous catheter care	Silver Award	Dialysis Center	Award