Nominations for both the 2024 Martin L. Block Award for Innovation & Excellence and the Health Care Hero Award are due by December 31.
RISE is now accepting nominations for its two annual awards: the 2024 Dr. Martin L. Block Award and the 2024 RISE Health Care Hero Award.
About the Block Award
The Dr. Martin L. Block Award is presented each year to an individual who has made a significant impact in the lives of America’s seniors through clinical leadership, policy vision, and through superior example of the RISE mission to promote continuous improvement in the health care system.
The award is named in honor of Dr. Block, pictured right, a regular speaker at RISE National who passed away from brain cancer at the age of 62 on Oct. 28, 2013. The prestigious quality award was established and first presented in 2014 in recognition of his contributions to innovations in risk adjustment and to honor his life’s work.
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To submit a colleague for consideration, the nomination must include the following criteria:
- Nominee must work within the clinical field as an M.D., NP, RN, PA, DO, or otherwise clinically credentialed
- Nominee should work for a health plan, provider organization, accountable care organization, or vendor/supplier in the health care marketplace
- Nominee must have either contributed to significant process improvement in the care of seniors and/or dedicated 10+ years to exemplary work in this industry
The deadline to submit a nomination is December 31. The award will be presented at RISE National 2024, which will take place March 17-19 at Music City Center in downtown Nashville.
About the Health Care Hero Award
The award, which was established in 2022, is given to an individual who has made a significant impact in the lives of underserved populations through health care and/or social services interventions, and through superior example of the RISE mission to promote health equity among all patients. Previous award winners include Mariam Merced, MA, director, RWJUH community health promotions, New Brunswick, Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health, and Rick Whitted, CEO of U.S. Hunger.
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To submit a colleague for consideration, the nomination must include the following criteria:
- Nominee must work in a role that addresses social determinants of health
- Nominee must work for one of the following organizations: health plan, health care provider, social services provider/non-profit/CBO, government organization, foundation, pharmaceutical company, or vendor/supplier
- Nominee does not need to have a medical credential to be nominated
- Nominee must have either contributed to significant process improvement in addressing the care of underserved populations and/or dedicated 10+ years to exemplary work in this industry
The deadline to submit a nomination is December 31. Award finalists will be notified by January 31, 2024, and the award will be presented at The 2024 RISE Summit on Social Determinants of Health on April 15-17, 2024, in New Orleans.