McKesson Distinguished Achievement Awards

The McKesson Distinguished Achievement Awards program is designed to recognize outstanding achievements by McKesson customers in the use of healthcare IT to advance patient care delivery. Award winners receive the following recognition and rewards:

• A $5,000 grant to the organization's foundation or charity of choice
• Recognition at McKesson user group conferences
• Publicity in McKesson publications and Web sites
• Promotion to local and industry media

The annual program features awards in the following categories:

• Distinguished Hospital / Health System Awards
  Hospitals with more than 200 beds are eligible to apply.
  • Distinguished Performance
    Exceptional achievements in clinical, financial and/or operational performance
  • Financial Excellence
    Superior performance in financial and operational areas
  • Patient Safety Excellence
    Significant achievements in the medication management process

• Distinguished Community Hospital Award
  Hospitals with 200 beds or less are eligible to apply.
  • Distinguished Performance
    Exceptional achievements in clinical, financial and/or operational performance
  • Financial Excellence
    Superior performance in financial and operational areas
  • Patient Safety Excellence
    Significant achievements in the medication management process

• Distinguished Physician Practice Award
  Office-based physician practices are eligible to apply for this award, which recognizes excellence in clinical, financial and/or operational performance.
  
  
• Distinguished Homecare/Hospice Agency Award
  Homecare and hospice agencies are eligible to apply for this award, which recognizes excellence in clinical, financial and/or operational performance.

The Scoring Process
McKesson relies on independent, industry experts to score the entries in a fair and consistent way. Criteria for scoring includes:

• How well the application defines the business issue(s) to be solved and the project’s objectives
• The quality of the process used to solve the business issue(s)
• How the organization applied McKesson IT product(s) and/or services to solve the business issue(s) and achieve results
• The quality of the clinical, financial and/or operational results
• The quality of the methods used to measure the final results

Entries undergo two rounds of scoring. The first round of scoring will be an online review of the applications to identify finalists for the program. The second round of scoring varies by award type:

• Online Scoring: Similar to round one, judges view and score the finalists’ entries online to select winners. The Hospital/Health System, Community Hospital and Physician Practice awards have online scoring for round two.
  
  
• In-person competition: Finalists conduct a presentation of their entry to the panel of judges at a live, in-person event. The Homecare/Hospice Agency award will hold an in-person competition for finalists at the Horizon Homecare User Group 2010 Annual Conference.

Eligibility Requirements
Organizations that are live on at least three McKesson IT applications and meet all other eligibility requirements may compete for the award. For specific eligibility requirements for each of the award categories, please click on the applicable link below.

• Distinguished Hospital / Health System Awards Eligibility
• Distinguished Community Hospital Awards Eligibility
• Distinguished Physician Practice Award Eligibility
• Distinguished Homecare/Hospice Agency Award Eligibility

Apply by January 15, 2010
Visit the application web site for more information and to apply before the January 15, 2010 deadline!