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Other Health Care Quality Organizations
The California Office of the Patient Advocate (OPA) is one of many organizations involved in reporting on the quality of California’s health care system. OPA has been producing a report card on health plans and medical groups since 2001. In this section, you will find links to just some of the numerous other sources of information on healthcare quality including domains of quality, primary data sources, state and national quality reporting programs, research and policy reports, and useful tools for consumers.
Consumer Resources on Quality
Sources of Quality Data
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
- California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
- Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Survey
- Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)
- Physician Quality Reporting Program (CMS)
Quality Reporting Organizations
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (ARHQ)
- California Department of Health Care Access and Information
- California Department of Health Care Services
- California Department of Managed Health Care
- California Health Care Foundation
- California Office of the Patient Advocate
- California Right Care Initiative, Clinical Quality Improvement Leadership Collaborative at UC Berkeley
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA)
- Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (Joint Commission)
- National Quality Forum (NQF)
- National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)