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TORONTO,
ON, October 30 – rL Solutions, the leading provider of healthcare
quality and safety software, presented the Toronto East General
Hospital (TEGH) with the rL Solutions Canadian Healthcare Excellence
Quality Award (CHEQA), valued at $15,000 for their “Lung Cancer:
Time to Treat” program for reductions in wait times for suspected
lung cancer patients.
“Toronto
East General Hospital is proud to be this year’s CHEQA recipient,”
says Marla Fryers, Vice President, Programs and Chief Nursing
Officer, “Our commitment to continuously improving the quality of
services delivered to our patients is a strategic priority for TEGH.
Being recognized with this award means a lot to us.”
The
goal of the Lung Cancer: Time to Treat program was to minimize delays
in diagnosis and treatment of patients with suspicious clinical or
imaging suggestive of lung cancer. In addition, the hospital wanted
to promote a multidisciplinary tumor review board to establish the
best appropriate care for patients with diagnosis of lung cancer.
Overall time
from X-ray to diagnosis was reduced from 127.8 days to 30.8 days, a
71 per cent reduction. The majority of physicians (from 70 to 100 per
cent) rated the treatment processes as better or significantly better
as a result of the system redesign.
rL Solutions
co-founded the CHEQA Award in 2005, with the Quality Healthcare
Network (QHN) to
recognize that quality improvement projects are
at the forefront of improving healthcare. “We are focused on
enhancing healthcare for all Canadians and we feel that sponsoring
this award reflects that commitment” says Sanjay Malaviya,
President and CEO, rL Solutions. “TEGH’s win this year is a
perfect example of why the award was created. It is a
program that could be replicated in other organizations.” Malaviya
added.
CHEQA is a $15,000 cash award which Fryers hopes will
be re-invested in further quality improvement initiatives.
About rL
Solutions
rL Solutions is a
market leading provider of customer service, risk management, claims
management and infection control solutions that are easily
implemented, globally accessible, and have a positive impact on the
quality of care and service for healthcare consumers. For more
information, visit www.rl-solutions.com.
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available.
Media Contact:
Runa Whitaker
rL Solutions
Director,
Communications
Tel: (416)
410-8456 ext. 246
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