Horizon Interactive Award
August, 2007 – AdvanceMed Hanford (AMH), the occupational health services provider for the Hanford Site received the Silver Award in Education/Training for their interactive stretch module from Horizon Interactive Awards. Horizon Interactive Awards is a prestigious international competition recognizing outstanding achievement in interactive media development.
AMH’s winning application, Daily Stretch, consists of a computer mediated stretch module readily available to anyone visiting the AMH website. It is part of the overall effort to improve the general health, reduce injuries and enhance safety of the Hanford workforce, all major goals of occupational health service’s health and productivity agenda. The program includes voice-over narration and on-screen text, a “stretch-along-with” video with human model in a virtual set and optional viewing angles. AMH developed the application with the help of Imageworks Media Group of Pasco, Washington which shares in the award.
About the Competition
The 2007 competition saw nearly 1000 entries from all over the world including nearly all 50 States and many other countries including: Australia, Canada, Check Republic, Columbia, Croatia, Germany, Egypt, Spain, France, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, and Taiwan. Entries were judged by an international, volunteer panel of industry professionals with diverse backgrounds and various roles within the interactive media industry. Entries were also evaluated by a panel of end-users making the 2007 results a product of one of the most comprehensive and well-rounded processes of any interactive media competition. Judges look for the best blend between creativity and functionality. Entries were judged on the following criteria:
- Solution creativity and originality
- Overall graphic design / appearance / user experience
- Communication of message
- Technical merit
- Effectiveness of solution
Press Ganey Compass Award
AdvanceMed Hanford (AMH) is pleased to announce that it is the recent recipient of the prestigious Press Ganey Compass Award. This award recognizes health care facilities with overall satisfaction scores that have shown the greatest improvement over the past two years, relative to other facilities in the Press Ganey database.
A recognized leader in health care performance measurement and improvement solutions, Press Ganey stated: “AdvanceMed Hanford has achieved this honor by increasing its mean score an impressive 16.64 points as reflected over a two-year period. We congratulate you for implementing the organizational changes that have obtained these impressive results.”
Receiving this award is a testament to the staff and management of AMH for their dedication and commitment to the improvement of the quality of the health care we provide. We at AMH live our mission, vision and values – every day.
