The California Department of Health Care Services and the UC Davis Health System's Institute for Population Health Improvement have partnered to improve the quality of care provided by the state's Medi-Cal program.
The five-year, $4.25 million agreement calls for the IPHI to accomplish the following:
• Design and support a statewide Medi-Cal quality improvement plan.
• Develop a systems-level strategy for DHCS to assess hospitals' success in achieving the goals set forth by the Medicaid Section 1115 waiver's Delivery System Reform Incentive Pool program. (The DSRIP program is a new component of Medi-Cal that provides federal funds to public hospitals that have demonstrated success in expanding capacity and making services more coordinated, efficient and patient-centered.)
• Convene a Medi-Cal Performance Advisory Committee of experts.
• Provide quality improvement training and mentoring for DHCS managers.
Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, an authority on public health and healthcare quality improvement and founding director of IPHI, will lead the effort.
The five-year, $4.25 million agreement calls for the IPHI to accomplish the following:
• Design and support a statewide Medi-Cal quality improvement plan.
• Develop a systems-level strategy for DHCS to assess hospitals' success in achieving the goals set forth by the Medicaid Section 1115 waiver's Delivery System Reform Incentive Pool program. (The DSRIP program is a new component of Medi-Cal that provides federal funds to public hospitals that have demonstrated success in expanding capacity and making services more coordinated, efficient and patient-centered.)
• Convene a Medi-Cal Performance Advisory Committee of experts.
• Provide quality improvement training and mentoring for DHCS managers.
Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, an authority on public health and healthcare quality improvement and founding director of IPHI, will lead the effort.
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