About California Quality Collaborative (CQC)

CQC transforms outpatient practice by leveraging the relationships physicians already have with medical groups, IPAs, and health plans. Together, they contract with 35,000 practices.

Mission

The mission of California Quality Collaborative (CQC) is to identify and accelerate the adoption of proven innovations in ambulatory care to achieve the highest attainable value of healthcare.

• By promoting proven system changes and care redesign at the practice site and at the physician group level
• For the benefit of all patients cared for by provider groups in California
• To achieve the six Institute of Medicine (IOM) aims for healthcare: safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable
• Supported by a state-wide leadership collaborative of purchasers, health plans, and physician groups

Programs

CQC spreads proven ideas to improve:

• Clinical Care
• Patient Satisfaction
• Efficiency/Resource Use

CQC offers training, peer-to-peer learning and expert- led programs on-site and via teleconference.

Benefits

Enjoy the following benefits by joining CQC healthcare improvement programs:

Expertise

• Programs led by experts in the field

Leadership

• Access to leading physician organizations and policy makers
• Opportunity to transform healthcare delivery systems to achieve evidence-based, patient-centered care at the practice level

Customization

• Training, collaboratives, and resources customized for provider groups in California
• Programs attuned to the California healthcare marketplace and aligned with business incentives in California, such as Pay for Performance

Collaboration

• CQC is a source trusted by purchasers, providers, and plans, and provides a neutral venue to bring historical competitors together for the common good

History

California plans, providers, and purchasers have a long history of collaborating to improve care.

2002: Efforts to improve diabetes care in California led to formation of the Diabetes CQI Project, which sponsored quarterly meetings for provider groups and plans.

2004: The project name changed the Breakthroughs in Chronic Care Program, in recognition that care systems to improve diabetes could assist patients with any chronic illness. The program offered structured support to physician groups to implement registries, self-management support, and planned care for patients.

2007: The program name changed to the California Quality Collaborative, with expanded programming including peer-to-peer learning and implementation support to improve patient experience, affordability of care, and clinical effectiveness.

2009: CQC program participation grew from the initial 38 physician groups in 2002 to 110 groups, representing 35,000 outpatient practices serving more than 13 million Californians.