The academic medical center will receive $75,000. It was selected to win because of its sustained effort to achieve the Institute of Medicine’s six quality aims for safe, effective, efficient, timely, patient-centered and equitable healthcare.
The 2014 finalist award winner is Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast in Concord, N.C., which will receive $12,500.
The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize is presented annually to honor leadership and innovation in quality improvement and safety. It is supported by a grant from the McKesson Corporation.
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