The American Board of Quality Assurance & Utilization Review Physicians announced the 
selection of Tabassum Salam, M.D. as the recipient of the 2017 CHCQM Diplomate Achievement Award.
She was honored for her work in using information technology in medical care.
Efforts included the development of clinical pathways to standardize the treatment of surgical patients, robust inter-professional care coordination and discharge planning and the interaction with the Delaware and Maryland Health Information Networks. This led to positive outcomes in a population of post-surgical patients, a release stated.
Results included a reduction in length of stay, enabling more patients to return directly home after surgery, and reduced readmissions.
The award Selection Panel and association board members felt that Dr. Salam’s project, “incorporated all of the elements of a model quality project” and successfully “integrated health IT into clinical outcomes and set a stage for addressing the needs for Population Health.”
Salam is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician. She has been at Christiana Care Health System for more than 15 years. She spent many years as a clinician-educator and Associate Director of the Internal Medicine residency program.
She serves as the Medical Director of Care Link Services, leading a care coordination team of nurses, pharmacists and social workers who care for large populations throughout the state of Delaware. The Care Link team focuses on improving health outcomes and optimizing utilization of health care services.
