“Each year, the Eisenberg award winners inspire the quality field as we work together to help ensure that all patients receive high-quality, safe care that they need and deserve,” said Christine K. Cassel, MD, president and CEO of NQF.

The Eisenberg Awards are given annually by NQF and The Joint Commission and acknowledge efforts that are consistent with the aims of the National Quality Strategy: better care, healthy people, and affordable care. Launched in 2002, the patient safety awards program honors the late John M. Eisenberg, MD, MBA, former administrator of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Dr. Eisenberg also was a member of the founding board of directors of NQF.

Learn more about the recipients of the 2014 Eisenberg Awards:

• North Shore-LIJ Health System (now Northwell Health)
• Mark L Graber, MD
• American College of Surgeons

The 2015 awards will be presented during NQF’s Annual Conference, “Re-engineering Quality Data for Value,” April 7-8, 2016, in Washington, DC.

For more information, contact eisenbergawards@qualityforum.org.