Nomination Tips for 2012

Here are typical questions the judges ask as they review and discuss each hospital nomination:

• Is there a clearly defined community need?
• How did they identify this need?
• How are they meeting this need?
• How do they measure this need?
• How do they measure success?
• How will this program address this need going forward?
• Are they meeting the need in a new or unique way compared with similar/same programs at other hospitals/health systems?
• Is something special happening in this program?
• Does the executive staff appear to be behind this program?
• Is the hospital invested in this program? How much?
• Does the community appear to be behind this program?
• How have patients/community members been impacted by this program?
  

Of course, this is just a sampling, but it gets at the heart of what's considered.

All the judges have on which to base their decisions is what each program provides (i.e. how well they tell their story and report their goals and achievements).

The key is to stand out. And the best way to stand out is to focus on outcomes rather than activities.

Most nominees report all the activities they are doing throughout the year. Those that move on to be named finalists report the results those activities are achieving (and/or will achieve). They provide hard data rather than generalizations.

Here are key resources that will help your hospital prepare strong nominations this year:

• Download the nomination form here (the easiest way to nominate is to download the Word document, fill it out and email it to awards(at)jacksonhealthcare(dot)com)
  

• Click here to watch a 5-minute video tutorial that can help you respond to our five core nomination criteria in the strongest possible way
  

• We published a guide this year on how to report impact (note: impact is the highest weighted criteria within the nomination), which you can download for free here
  

• Click here to access the eBook featuring the ten 2011 winners and read the "Keys to Success" section in each chapter to see what made each program stand out
  

• So your team can stay in the loop of communications throughout the 2012 Awards season, here is an overview of how the process will work this year
  

• And, finally, in case our email communications get caught in your spam filter or you don't receive them for some reason, you can keep up on all our latest announcements here
  

Please call or email us anytime with questions:

• Email us: awards(at)jacksonhealthcare(dot)com
  

• Call us at (678) 690-7879
  

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