Hospitals (including psychiatric and specialty hospitals), long-term care (LTC) facilities, ambulatory surgery centers and rehabilitation facilities in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas and Tennessee are invited to participate in LAMMICO’s annual Patient Safety Award and Grant program. This program promotes patient/resident safety initiatives optimized via LAMMICO risk management and patient safety education. The 2026-2027 Patient Safety Award and Grant program focuses on taming tricky transitions in care.
Transitions in care can be tricky. They are among the most vulnerable moments for patient safety, as failures in communication or coordination can lead to errors, readmissions and preventable harm. This topic highlights the importance of clear handoffs, accurate information exchange, and patient engagement as individuals move between care settings and to home. The LAMMICO Patient Safety Award recognizes hospitals, rehab, long-term care and other facilities that have implemented effective strategies to strengthen transitions in care. These efforts not only improve patient outcomes but also reduce organizational risk and liability.
Education
LAMMICO’s learning management system includes these educational activities on transitions in care as a webinar or online course. If you are a LAMMICO insured, please log in to your account at medicalinteractive.com/login, and register for one of the three webinars. To access a learner activity, please use the following links (note: links will only work after you have logged in to your account):
“Taming Tricky Transitions in Care” (Webinar)
Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 12-1 p.m.: medicalinteractive.com/webinars/4356
Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 12-1 p.m.: medicalinteractive.com/webinars/4357
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 12-1 p.m.: medicalinteractive.com/webinars/4358
Online recording (available mid July): medicalinteractive.com/courses/52070
All educational activities are offered at no cost to eligible facilities. These programs provide guidance on evidence based information, processes and policies that may be implemented to reduce risk factors associated with errors during transitions between levels of care.
Award
The hospital (including psychiatric and specialty hospitals), long-term care facility, ambulatory surgery center, or rehabilitation facility that demonstrates the best interventions and greatest improvement in a measurement related to transitions in care, after completing the LAMMICO educational activity, will be awarded:
- $10,000 grant to the winner and $5,000 grant to the second place participant to be used for nursing professional development
The winner and second place participant will also receive:
- One-year risk manager membership to the American Society for Health Care Risk Management (ASHRM) or LTC state association membership
- One-year complimentary membership to Medical Interactive Community for all employees to access our risk management CME/CNE/MOC/NAB courses online
Completed applications are due May 31, 2027.
For more information, visit lammico.com/grant.
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For questions, contact:
Royceann Brechtel Fugler, MHA, BSN, RN, CCDS, Hospital Risk Management Specialist, rfugler@lammico.com or 504.841.2738
