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Arizona Excellence

 

 

AQA PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE PROGRAM

 

The AQA Award Program annually recognizes Arizona organizations for their performance excellence. The program has been expanded to offer two types of awards:

The State Quality Award program continues to use the current year Baldrige National Quality Program criteria but has major differences from the national program in how the process is implemented.

  1. Any organization can apply: public or private; any economic sector; small, medium or large
  2. There is an option to submit an application for Feedback Only. 
  3. Every applicant seeking an award will receive a site visit

AQA is proud to offer this additional opportunity for recognition to the Arizona State Quality Award Program.  Focusing more on specific organizational processes, we are confident that this program provides opportunities for participation from organizations that have not traditionally been involved. 

Click here for a downloadable flyer about the AQA Awards Program

 

Process:

Applications are reviewed and evaluated by members of the Board of Examiners, in accordance with strict rules regarding conflict of interest, in a four-stage process:

  • Stage 1 – Independent review and evaluation by the individual members of the examiner team
  • Stage 2 – Consensus review and evaluation by the examiner team
  • Stage 3 – Site visits by the examiner team
  • Stage 4 – Review of examiner findings by Panel of Judges
  • Stage 5 – Due Diligence

Arizona Quality Alliance

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Scottsdale, AZ 85258

Main # (480) 874-5815 Fax # (480) 874-8680

 

The Arizona Quality Alliance is committed to operating in furtherance of its tax-exempt purposes and in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including those concerning accounting and auditing, and prohibits fraudulent practices by any of its board members, officers , employees or volunteers.  If you have a concern regarding practices of any board member, officer, employee or volunteer, you may confidentially contact:  Jean Hammelev at jean.hammelev@bannerhealth.com or 602-685-5267. No one who in good faith reports an ethics violation shall suffer harassment, retaliation or adverse consequence

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