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July 15, 2004

Qualidigm® Wins Six Silver Connecticut Quality Improvement Award Innovation Prizes

(MIDDLETOWN, CT) Qualidigm recently received six silver innovation prizes from the Connecticut Quality Improvement Award (CQIA) Partnership. The CQIA Partnership is the State's leader for creating and recognizing performance.

Qualidigm was recognized for these efforts:
1) Automating a filing system
2) Improving customer service in the information technologies department
3) Improving case management productivity and timeliness
4) Developing a Web-based employee off-site reporting tool
5) Integrating strategic planning into everyday work
6) Tracking and sharing organization-wide improvement efforts using“story forms”

“CQIA Innovation Prize award winners embody the critical intellect that is the foundation of Connecticut's long-term growth,”said Sheila Carmine, founder and executive director of the Connecticut Quality Improvement Award Partnership.“By applying this Connecticut intellect, each of the prize winners is focused on helping humanity and improving our lives with novel and superior products and services. They are creating better health services, improving resource use, widening communications, enhancing education and increasing safety for us all.”

Says Marcia Petrillo, CEO of Qualidigm,“We apply the principles of quality improvement within our own organization and are very pleased to receive these awards that recognize the positive results achieved through teamwork.”

The CQIA Partnership, Inc. sponsors a three-tiered program that recognizes organizations for their accomplishments: CQIA Innovation Prize, Connecticut Breakthrough Quality Award and Connecticut Leadership Quality Award. The CQIA is the state-level quality award based on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for Performance Excellence's three principles of Approach, Deployment and Results. These are translated into the Connecticut Innovation Prize’s criteria of opportunity, innovation and numerical results.

Qualidigm will receive the awards at the CQIA Partnership 17th Annual Conference on Quality and Innovation on October 13 at Waters Edge Resort in Westbrook, CT.

Qualidigm is a nationally recognized industry leader in measuring and improving the quality of health care. A private, nonprofit quality improvement organization, Qualidigm participates in numerous national and local initiatives, some of which include patient safety, public reporting and helping providers in their quality improvement efforts. Qualidigm’s vision is: Qualidigm is the partner of choice for those who commit to achieving sustainable improvement in health and the quality of health care. Qualidigm partners with health care providers and public and private sector groups to make this vision a reality. Visit Qualidigm at www.qualidigm.org.

For further information, please contact:
Qualidigm
Allyson Schulz

Telephone: 860.632.6361