Quality Improvement Projects Sample Clauses

Quality Improvement Projects. The Department of Health Services agrees to pay the sum of $300,000 to CIR each year for fiscal years 2015-2016, 2016-2017, and 2017-2018 for the sole purpose of funding Quality Improvement Projects (i.e., improving discharge planning, patient satisfaction, infection prevention, condition management) for house staff at LAC+USC Medical Center and Harbor/UCLA Medical Center. The Department of Health Services agrees to make the initial annual lump sum payment to CIR covering the 2015-2016 fiscal year within 30 days of Board approval of this MOU and the subsequent payments by the 10th business day following the start of the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 fiscal years. CIR shall accept fiduciary responsibility over these funds in compliance with relevant accounting standards. The County and the Department of Health Services shall have no responsibility or liability for the administration of this benefit. Interns and Residents at LAC+USC Medical Center and Harbor/UCLA Medical Center shall each convene and designate a Quality Improvement Steering Committee (not to exceed five in number) and submit an annual report to the respective facility CEO. An itemized financial statement addressing the sums set forth above, as well as a report of the corresponding Quality Improvement activities, shall be provided by CIR to the Department of Health Services upon request. All funds must be spent in the fiscal year of allocation. All funds not expended in the fiscal year of allocation shall be returned by CIR and paid back to the Department of Health Services. XXX agrees to make payment of any remaining funds to the Department of Health Services by the 10th business day following the end of the applicable fiscal year in which the funds were allocated.
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Quality Improvement Projects. The Department of Health Services agrees to pay the sum of $300,000 to CIR each year for fiscal years 2018-2019, 2019-2020, and 2020-2021 for the sole purpose of funding Patient Provider and Community Engagement Projects (i.e., improving discharge planning or patient satisfaction,) and engagement of the medical and local community (i.e., resident well-being initiatives, house-staff appreciation days or a community health fair) for house staff at LAC+USC Medical Center, Harbor/UCLA Medical Center, the Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx Xx. Outpatient Center and Rancho Los Amigos Rehabilitation Center. The Department of Health Services agrees to make the initial annual lump sum payment to CIR covering the 2018-2019 fiscal year within 30 days of Board approval of this MOU and the subsequent payments by the 10th business day following the start of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 fiscal years. CIR shall accept fiduciary responsibility over these funds in compliance with relevant accounting standards. The County and the Department of Health Services shall have no responsibility or liability for the administration of this benefit. Interns and Residents at LAC+USC Medical Center, Harbor/UCLA Medical Center, the Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx Xx. Outpatient Center and Rancho Los Amigos Rehabilitation facilities shall each convene and designate a Quality Improvement Steering Committee (not to exceed five in number) and submit an annual report to the respective facility CEO. An itemized financial statement addressing the sums set forth above, as well as a report of the corresponding Quality Improvement activities, shall be provided by CIR to the Department of Health Services upon request. Sixty calendar days prior to the end of each fiscal year, CIR will provide the respective institution an accounting of any unused funds. Said unused funds will then be eligible to be rolled over into the next fiscal year. The total amount of rolled over funds in any given year will be limited to equal the amount of the initial fiscal year allocation (e.g., $300,000).
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Quality Improvement Projects. (QIPs). The contractor shall participate in QIPs defined annually by the State with input from the contractor. The State will, with input from the contractor and possibly other MCEs, define measurable improvement goals and QIP-specific measures which shall serve as the focus for each QIP. The contractor shall be responsible for designing and implementing strategies for achieving each QIP’s objectives. At the beginning of each contract year the contractor shall present a plan for designing and implementing such strategies, which shall receive approval from the State prior to implementation. The contractor shall then submit semiannual progress reports summarizing performance relative to each of the objectives of each contract year. The QIPs shall be completed annually and shall include the areas identified below. The external review organization (ERO) under contract with DHS shall prepare a final report for year one that will contain data, using State-approved sampling and measurement methodologies, for each of the measures below. Changes in required QIPs shall be defined by the DHS and incorporated into the contract by amendment. For each measure the DHS will identify a baseline and a compliance standard. Baseline data, target standards, and compliance standards shall be established or updated by the State. If DHS determines that the contractor is not in compliance with the requirements of the annual QIP objectives, either based on the contractor’s progress report or he ERO’s report, the contractor shall prepare and submit a corrective action plan for DHS approval.
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Quality Improvement Projects. (QIPs). The contractor shall participate in QIPs defined annually by the State with input from the contractor. The State will, with
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Quality Improvement Projects. At all times, the HMO shall have at least one active QIP project. QIPs should address the full spectrum of clinical and nonclinical areas associated with the topic and shall not consistently eliminate any particular subset of enrollees when viewed over multiple years. The QIP shall address at a minimum Management of Medications. DMAHS may expand the set of QIP categories at its discretion.
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Quality Improvement Projects. For the elderly and enrollees with disabilities, the contractor shall monitor and evaluate enrollee outcomes and submit at least annually the results of the evaluation to DMAHS of the following quality indicators of potential adverse outcomes and provide for appropriate education, outreach and care management, and other activities as indicated:
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Quality Improvement Projects. The Executive Steering Council will charter quality improvement projects to make tangible improvements in performance. Each project will have an identified individual with overall responsibility for the project. Every project should have a multi-disciplinary team. Projects that involve multiple agencies should have team members representing the various involved agencies.
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Quality Improvement Projects. The Department of Health Services agrees to pay the sum of $300,000 to CIR each year for fiscal year 2021-2022 for the sole purpose of funding Patient Provider and Community Engagement Projects (i.e., improving discharge planning or patient satisfaction,) and engagement of the medical and local community (i.e., resident well-being initiatives, house- staff appreciation days or a community health fair) for house staff at LAC+USC Medical Center, Harbor/UCLA Medical Center, the Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx Xx. Outpatient Center and Rancho Los Amigos Rehabilitation Center. The Department of Health Services agrees to make the initial annual lump sum payment to CIR covering the 2018-2019 fiscal year within 30 days of Board approval of this MOU and the subsequent payments by the 10th business day following the start of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 fiscal years. CIR shall accept fiduciary responsibility over these funds in compliance with relevant accounting standards. The County and the Department of Health Services shall have no responsibility or liability for the administration of this benefit. Interns and Residents at LAC+USC Medical Center, Harbor/UCLA Medical Center, the Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx Xx. Outpatient Center and Rancho Los Amigos Rehabilitation facilities shall each convene and designate a Quality Improvement Steering Committee (not to exceed five in number) and submit an annual report to the respective facility CEO. An itemized financial statement addressing the sums set forth above, as well as a report of the corresponding Quality Improvement activities, shall be provided by CIR to the Department of Health Services upon request. Sixty calendar days prior to the end of each fiscal year, CIR will provide the respective institution an accounting of any unused funds. Said unused funds will then be eligible to be rolled over into the next fiscal year. The total amount of rolled over funds in any given year will be limited to equal the amount of the initial fiscal year allocation (e.g., $300,000).
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Quality Improvement Projects. (QIPs) means studies selected by Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans, either independently or in collaboration with CDHS and other participating health plans, to be used for quality improvement purposes. The studies include four phases and may occur within a 24 month time frame.
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Related to Quality Improvement Projects

  • Quality Improvement VRC shall develop programs designed to improve the quality of care provided by the Radiologists and encourage identification and adoption of best demonstrated processes. Practice and VRC acknowledge that, in connection with such quality improvement activities, it may be necessary to provide VRC with Protected Health Information and Practice and VRC agree to treat such information in accordance with Article 9;

  • Needs Improvement the Educator’s performance on a standard or overall is below the requirements of a standard or overall, but is not considered to be unsatisfactory at this time. Improvement is necessary and expected.

  • School Improvement 1. The Board and the Association agree that employee participation in decision making is effective in providing positive results for education. 2. The provisions contained in this section shall apply to all school improvement plans, programs or processes set forth by school improvement committees established in the Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxx School District as a result of Section 1277 of the Revised School Code. 3. It is understood that participation on school improvement committees is voluntary. Further, employees who participate, or are non-participants, in such activities shall not be negatively evaluated for any conduct relative to such committees. 4. In the event that any provision(s) of a school improvement plan, program or process or application thereof violates, contradicts, or is inconsistent with this Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Collective Bargaining Agreement shall prevail.

  • Tenant Improvement Plans Any work proposed by Tenant (the “Tenant Improvements”) shall be subject to Landlord’s reasonable prior approval and shall be subject to the other terms and conditions of this Exhibit C; provided that it will be reasonable for Landlord to withhold its approval or consent (as and when applicable under this Exhibit C) if Landlord’s Mortgagee has not consented to the matter that is the subject of such approval or consent. All architectural, engineering and other design fees shall be paid by Tenant. Tenant shall use its architect, engineers and other design professionals, all of whom shall comply with any applicable licensing or governmental requirements of the City of Seattle and the State of Washington; Tenant’s architect shall be approved by Landlord (“Tenant’s Architect”), which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Landlord shall also be entitled to receive a copy of the agreement between Tenant and Tenant’s Architect (the “Architect Agreement”). Tenant shall cause Tenant’s Architect to prepare a draft space plan (the “Space Plan”) for the Tenant Improvements and shall submit the proposed Space Plan to Landlord for the latter’s approval (not to be unreasonably withheld) in a time period to allow Tenant to timely complete its Tenant Improvements under this Lease. Landlord shall deliver to Tenant any written objections, questions or comments of Landlord with regard to the Space Plan within ten (10) business days of receipt; Landlord’s consent thereto shall be deemed given if not denied in writing within said ten (10) business day period. If Landlord denies its approval, it shall specify the reasons for doing so in detail. Tenant shall cause the Space Plan to be revised to address such written comments and shall resubmit said Space Plan to Landlord for approval. Such process shall continue until Landlord has approved the Space Plan. Tenant’s Architect shall then prepare working drawings and specifications for the Tenant Improvements, including architectural, structural, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and fire protection drawings as required, suitable for permit application (the “Working Drawings”) and shall submit the proposed Working Drawings to Landlord for the latter’s approval in a time period to allow Tenant to timely complete its Tenant Improvements under this Lease. The Space Plan and Working Drawings shall be subject to Landlord’s approval, which Landlord agrees shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed. Landlord shall not be deemed to have acted unreasonably if it withholds its approval thereof because, in Landlord’s reasonable opinion, the work, as described in any such item: (i) is likely to adversely affect Building Systems, the structure of the Building or the safety of the Building and/or their occupants; (ii) might impair Landlord’s ability to furnish services to Tenant or other tenants in the Building; (iii) would materially increase the cost of operating the Building; (iv) would violate any governmental laws, rules or ordinances (or interpretations thereof); (v) contains or uses hazardous or toxic materials or substances; (vi) would negatively affect the appearance of the Building; (vii) is reasonably likely to adversely affect another tenant’s premises; or (viii) is prohibited by any ground lease affecting the Building or any mortgage, trust deed or other instrument encumbering the Building. Landlord shall deliver to Tenant any written objections, questions or comments of Landlord with regard to the Working Drawings, within ten (10) business days of Landlord’s receipt of the Working Drawings; Landlord’s consent thereto shall be deemed given if not denied in writing within said ten (10) business day period. If Landlord denies its approval, it shall specify the reasons for doing so in detail. Tenant shall cause the Working Drawings to be revised to address such written comments and shall resubmit said Working Drawings to Landlord for approval. Landlord may, when approving the Tenant Improvement Plans, elect to require Tenant to remove any Non-Standard Improvements which are made to the Premises. If Landlord so elects, Tenant shall, at its own cost, restore the Premises to the condition designated by Landlord in its election, before the last day of the Term. Such process shall continue until both parties have approved the Working Drawings. Landlord’s approval of the Space Plan and/or the Working Drawings shall not be deemed any representation or warranty that the same comply with applicable codes.

  • Improvement Plan A detailed, written plan collaboratively developed between the teacher and evaluator, utilized when a teacher receives an Evaluation Rating of ineffective. The approved form for the Improvement Plan is attached to this agreement as Appendix .

  • Improvement Plans A professional improvement plan is a clearly articulated assistance program for a teacher whose student growth measure dimension of the evaluation is below the expected level of student growth. For the purposes of this agreement, improvement plans shall be based on the individual student growth measure level, and not for overall subjects or classes taught.

  • Initial Improvements Subtenant may, at its option and subject to the provisions of the Prime Lease, including, without limitation, Article 8 thereof, complete certain initial improvements to prepare the Demised Premises for Subtenant’s occupancy thereof as described in the Work Letter Agreement attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit B (the “Initial Improvements”), at Subtenant’s sole cost and expense without any contribution or improvement allowance from Sublandlord described in the Work Letter Agreement attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit B); provided, however, Subtenant shall not make or permit anyone to make any Initial Improvements without the prior written consent of Sublandlord, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and of Prime Landlord in accordance with the Prime Lease. In connection with the foregoing, Subtenant shall submit to Sublandlord, for prior written approval by Sublandlord, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and Prime Landlord, complete plans and specifications for any and all Initial Improvements; including, without limitation, schematic designs and work drawings. Any and all costs and expenses associated with the acquisition of cabling, equipment, furniture, security systems, or other personal property for Subtenant or the Demised Premises or the installation or placement of any of the foregoing within the Demised Premises or with the project management for the performance of the Initial Improvements (collectively, “Subtenant’s Personal Property and Services”), shall be paid for by and be the sole responsibility of Subtenant. Sublandlord acknowledges and agrees that Subtenant shall not be required to remove any Initial Improvements upon the expiration or earlier termination of this Sublease unless the removal is required by Prime Landlord or Sublandlord is otherwise obligated to pay Prime Landlord the costs of any removal of any Initial Improvements pursuant to Section 8(e) of the Prime Lease.

  • Tenant's Improvements If the Lessor is the Insuring Party, the Lessor shall not be required to insure Lessee Owned Alterations and Utility Installations unless the item in question has become the property of Lessor under the terms of this Lease. If Lessee is the Insuring Party, the policy carried by Lessee under this Paragraph 8.3 shall insure Lessee Owned Alterations and Utility Installations.

  • Research Project The findings of any research project, which would change the provisions of this Agreement will not be implemented until such changes are negotiated and agreed to by the parties.

  • Lessee Improvements Lessee shall prepare final plans and ------------------- specifications for construction of the Lessee Improvements desired by Lessee and shall deliver to Lessor by July 1, 1999, two (2) copies of such plans and specifications and the names of two proposed contractors to construct the Lessee Improvements for Lessor approval. Lessor will promptly either approve of the plans and specifications and the contractors, or communicate its objections, and if Lessor has objections, the Lessor will work diligently with Lessee to resolve any objections such that approval of the plans and specifications and names of contractors is given within fifteen (15) days of receipt. Lessor shall be deemed to have approved the plans and specifications and the contractors unless Lessor shall have provided written notice to Lessee of Lessor's objections thereto within fourteen (14) days following the delivery thereof by Lessee to Lessor. The Lessor approved final plans and specifications for the Lessee Improvements are herein called the "Lessee Improvements Final Plans and Specifications". All reasonable costs involved in approving, drafting and preparing the Lessee Improvements Final Plans and Specifications shall be charged against the Improvement Allowance described below. Lessor shall apply for building permits to construct the Lessee Improvements and will submit bid requests to the two contractors selected by Lessee and the contractor for the Shell Building Improvements no later than two (2) days following approval of the Lessee Improvements Final Plans and Specifications. Contractors will be required to submit their bids no later than thirty (30) days following receipt of the bid request. Lessee shall have fifteen (15) days from receipt of all bids to select the contractor for the Lessee Improvements. Except for immaterial field changes, modifications to the Lessee Improvements Final Plans and Specifications must be made and accepted only by written change order or agreement signed by Lessor and Lessee and will constitute an amendment to this Lease. Lessee shall be responsible for payment in advance of all work and construction resulting from changes in the Lessee Improvements Final Plans and Specifications requested by Lessee if the additional cost attributable to the changes exceed the Improvement Allowance by more than $3.00 as described in subparagraph (c) below. The Lessee Improvements Final Plans and Specifications (when approved by Lessor and Lessee) are incorporated in this Lease by reference. For the purpose of this Section, an "immaterial field change" shall mean such field changes which are required by any governmental authority or changes which (i) do not affect the size, configuration, structural integrity, quality, character, architectural appearance and standard of workmanship contemplated in the Lessee Improvements Final Plans and Specifications, (ii) will not result in any default in any obligation to any person or violation of any governmental requirements, and (iii) the cost of or reduction resulting from any single field change or extra does not exceed $5,000.00.

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