Delaware Association for Healthcare Quality
2011-2012 Priorities outline

Membership Goals: Increase membership by 20%; Assess trends in retention rates and improve current rate or meet or exceed a retention rate of  75%
  • Membership Activities: Assess trends in membership; Promote member benefits; Optimize and Increase communications; Create DAHQ Speakers list and post on the Web site; Investigate the feasibility of funding virtual meeting opportunities

Strategic Alliances Goal: Establish relationships and align DAHQ efforts with other healthcare associations/ organizations
  • Strategic Alliances Activities: Develop and strengthen new partnerships through increased visibility, participation and marketing;  Participate and influence public policy, regulation and accreditation; Consider soliciting sponsorships to underwrite educational offering costs

Leadership Goals: to promote professional growth and development of members through leadership opportunities within DAHQ, strategic alliances, and NAHQ
  • Leadership Activities: Re-design website to leverage strategic goals;  Develop Transition Guide for Board members; Develop  a “Quality Buddy” program; Strengthen nominating process; Maintain member recognition process; Update current DAHQ bylaws; Provide opportunities for sharing knowledge with general members, strategic  alliances, and national affiliates

Education Goal: To provide educational opportunities to membership and others.
  • Education Activities: Investigate and perhaps offer the CPHQ study course in collaboration with another state organization; communicate opportunities for CPHQ study offerings; Offer  annual education conference; Provide a minimum of 2 educational presentations to the general membership

DAHQ Board Approved Strategic Goals and Associated Key Activities

2012 DAHQ BOARD MEMBERS

PresidentMichele Campbell  RN, MSM, CPHQ, FABC
President-Elect    Jerome Fritts, MBA, CPHQ, FACHE
Treasurer      Valerie Starrett RN, MSN, CPHQ
Secretary       Janet Jonah, MHA, BSN, RN
Imm. Past-President  Loretta Consiglio-Ward RN, MSN, CPHQ
Member at Large        Gina Moore RN, CPHQ
Member at Large              Cheryl Rogers RN, CPHQ
Member at LargeAnn Smith, RN, CPHQ
Education Committee      Sharon Engiish, RN, BSN, CNOR, RNFA
    co-chairs: Valerie Starrett, RN, MSN, CPHQ