<div dir="ltr"><h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:5px 5px 5px 0px;outline:none;font-size:17px;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,"Times New Roman",Times,serif;line-height:1.1;color:rgb(0,102,51);list-style:none;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-transform:uppercase">VINOD SAHNEY AWARD: SYSTEMS ENGINEERING APPLICATION TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE</h1><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;outline:none;list-style:none;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Tahoma,Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.35px">The Vinod Sahney Award recognizes professionals who use systems engineering concepts to improve care by partnering with clinicians, administration, and patients to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of care.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;outline:none;list-style:none;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Tahoma,Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.35px;text-align:center"><a href="https://www.iise.org/uploadedFiles/SHS/SHS_Conference/Special_Events/SHS_VinodSahneyAward-SubForm-08.01.22.pdf" title="SHS_VinodSahneyAward-SubForm-08-22" class="gmail-btn gmail-btn-primary gmail-btn-lg" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:10px 16px;outline:none;background-color:rgb(0,102,51);color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-line:none;list-style:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;background-image:none;border:1px solid rgb(0,77,38);font-size:18px;line-height:1.33333;border-radius:6px"><b style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none">Submission Form</b></a></p><h2 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:14px 0px 0px;outline:none;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,"Times New Roman",Times,serif;line-height:1.1;color:rgb(0,102,51);font-size:16px;list-style:none;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;letter-spacing:0.35px">Eligibility</h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;outline:none;list-style:none;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Tahoma,Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.35px">This award is open to process improvement professionals committed to providing outstanding patient care through improvements in care delivery systems.</p><h2 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:14px 0px 0px;outline:none;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,"Times New Roman",Times,serif;line-height:1.1;color:rgb(0,102,51);font-size:16px;list-style:none;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;letter-spacing:0.35px">Award</h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;outline:none;list-style:none;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Tahoma,Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.35px">The winner will be awarded $2,000 for travel and attendance cost at the Healthcare Process Improvement Conference. The winner will also receive a plaque and be asked to present at the HSPI Conference.</p><h2 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:14px 0px 0px;outline:none;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,"Times New Roman",Times,serif;line-height:1.1;color:rgb(0,102,51);font-size:16px;list-style:none;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;letter-spacing:0.35px">Nomination process</h2><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 10px 20px;outline:none;list-style:none;line-height:20px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Tahoma,Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.35px"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;list-style:none">Complete and return the submission form to <a href="mailto:questions.shs@gmail.com" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,102,51);text-decoration-line:none;list-style:none">questions.shs@gmail.com</a>.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;list-style:none"><b style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none">Application due by November 1.</b></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;list-style:none">Award to be announced by <b style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none">December 1</b>.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;list-style:none">Includes demographic section, responses to specific questions about improvement, up to 7 pages explaining the improvement.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;marg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