We congratulate Dr. Dutsi Behm, a HealthCare Partners Primary Care Provider (Internal Medicine, Brooklyn), who received United Hospital Fund’s (UHF) 2021 Excellence in Health Care Award for Quality Improvement Champions. As a top-performing quality physician, HCP submitted Dr. Behm’s nomination, after which she was selected as a Quality Improvement Leader for her efforts to improve quality of care, patient safety, and experience, and for her strong patient support during COVID-19.
UHF honored 73 extraordinary quality improvement leaders from health care organizations across the metropolitan area on May 3rd. Each honoree was presented the Excellence in Health Care Award at a virtual event, held in lieu of the traditional luncheon.
Keynote remarks by Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH commended the honorees for their extraordinary work on the frontlines throughout this past year. HealthCare Partners echoes Dr. Jha’s sentiments and applauds all of this year’s Quality Improvement Champions.