Quarterly Update and Final Report Criteria

In order to track progress toward completion, the Principal Investigator for each grant award is responsible for submitting quarterly updates to the Program Manager that contain the following information:

Interim Report

• Progress made toward the goals stated in your proposal

• Reasons for any deviation from the stated goals, if applicable

• A summary of lessons learned to date

• Any unexpected or unanticipated findings

• Any barriers to progress to date, if applicable,

Final Report

• Progress toward the stated goals of the project

• Additional work or projects that have arisen as a result of your study

• An accounting of the money spent, compared to the budget in your proposal

• Specific examples of results of outcome measures addressing loss prevention or patient safety

• Plans for follow-up evaluations or reassessment of skills

• Plans for continued monitoring of results achieved

Timeline

Risk Management Grants are awarded with a start date of October 1st of each year.  The first quarterly update for FY 2014 grants are not due until April 15th, and should follow a quarterly schedule thereafter until completion.

A face-to-face status meeting may be requested at any point after submission of the first quarterly update.

For more information, comments or questions:

Suzanne Duni, JD, RN, BSN
Loss Prevention Program Manager
sduni@lifespan.org
Office: 401-444-2018
Cell: 401-290-8539