Thank You from CQC
We would like to thank the individuals and organizations that support CQC and its initiatives that help improve the health care available to Californians. This work wouldn’t be possible without our sponsors and funders:
- Aetna CVS Health, Anthem, Blue Shield of California, California Health Care Foundation, CalOptima, Centene Corporation, Cigna, Health Net, Kaiser Permanente, LA Care, Molina, Oscar Health, UnitedHealthcare and Valley Health Plan
CQC's Impact
Our efforts are furthering advanced primary care, accelerating behavioral health integration into primary care practices and improving access and outcomes of virtual care for Californians.
Together with partners across California’s health care delivery system, CQC has:
- Secured commitments from six large payers in California (Aetna CVS Health, Aledade, Blue Shield of California, Health Net, Oscar Health and UnitedHealthcare) to work together through 2025 to adopt and scale CQC’s advanced primary care standards, improving care and health outcomes for seven million Californians.
- Improved clinical outcomes for diabetes and asthma and piloted innovative virtual care solutions for 720,000 Californians with seven provider organizations, resulting in a 7.6% improvement in Hemoglobin A1C control among patients with diabetes.
- Designed two new improvement collaboratives, launching in 2023, for small and independent primary care practices to improve mental health care and reduce health disparities.
Funding Available for Behavioral Health Integration
Provider organizations interested in kickstarting their behavioral health integration journey: apply now for the CalHIVE Behavioral Health Integration Improvement Collaborative!
The collaborative will launch in July 2023, and California-based provider organizations interested in participating can reach out to Michael Au to begin the application process.
What you get:
- Funding of up to $100,000 over the duration of the program
- Learning events and improvement advising to integrate behavioral health services into primary care
- The opportunity to engage with peers from other provider organizations and systems to share learnings and ideas
The CalHIVE Behavioral Health Integration Improvement Collaborative is possible thanks to the support of the Centene Corporation.
In Case You Missed It: Lessons for Achieving High-Quality Virtual Care
CQC recently hosted a webinar highlighting the outcomes of the CalHIVE Network, a two-year improvement collaborative to improve care for people with diabetes and asthma by maximizing the use of virtual care tools.
Revisit the lessons and first-hand experience from CalHIVE participants about how they improved patients’ experiences of virtual care.
Join the CQC Team
We have two new job opportunities – an Associate Director of Practice Transformation and an Improvement Advisor – in the Los Angeles area to provide leadership and improvement advising for CQC’s collaboratives and projects.
Initially, both roles will help lead a multi-year program that seeks to reduce health disparities in LA county by providing intensive technical assistance and practice transformation support to independent primary care practices serving Medi-Cal patients. Candidates with experience in health care delivery settings and quality improvement are encouraged to apply.
Resources and News
- New PBGH Resource: Hospital Guide to Integrating with Freestanding Birth Centers
- Integrated Healthcare Association is hiring for two new roles that will directly support Advanced Primary Care in alignment with CQC efforts:
