Empowering Care: The Role of Alternative Payment Model Design in Advancing Equity
Alternative Payment Models (APMs) that incentivize clinicians to provide high-quality, cost-efficient care beyond traditional fee-for-service payments hold the potential to expand access, improve outcomes and address health disparities.
Building upon our multi-stakeholder alignment work to strengthen primary care, the California Quality Collaborative (CQC) in partnership with the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) developed a common hybrid payment model incorporating key elements to enhance health equity.
CQC's latest issue brief delves into how APMs are uniquely positioned to advance health equity and offers recommendations for designing them in a way that keeps this crucial goal at the forefront.
CQC Webinar: Addressing Disparities in Colorectal Cancer
In honor of March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, CQC will host a webinar on Wednesday, March 20 at 12 p.m. PT to address disparities in colorectal cancer screening and treatment and answer the question: what can patients, providers, health plans and purchasers do to advance equitable colorectal cancer care?
In Case You Missed It: Introducing Our Payment Model Demonstration Project
As the next phase of the California Advanced Primary Care Initiative, the payment model demonstration project will test a common value-based payment model with approximately 30 independent practices to strengthen primary care delivery.
- This project is a collaboration of CQC, IHA and four participating health plans: Aetna, Anthem, Blue Shield of California and Health Net.
The payment model demonstration project will run from July 1, 2024 through December 31, 2025.
Resources
- Advancing Racial Health Equity in Primary Care Improvement
Helps health care organizations increase primary care improvement efforts that center racial equity. Access the California Improvement Network toolkit.
- Data Exchange Framework (DxF) Implementation
Provides specific steps designed to support organizations in operationalizing and meeting DxF requirements. Access the DxF toolkit.
- Free Digital Mental Health Platforms
Supports California children and families through two mobile applications. Learn more from CalHOPE.
- Chronic Kidney Disease Change Package
Provides guidance for quality teams and clinicians to improve chronic kidney disease screening, recognition and management. Access the National Kidney Foundation change package.
Visit our website to access recordings, presentations and resources from past CQC events.
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The California Quality Collaborative (CQC) is a quality improvement program of the Purchaser Business Group on Health (PBGH).
