Measurement Systems Toolkit

In collaboration with Partnership HealthPlan of California (PHC) and the Health Alliance of Northern California, North Coast Clinics Network (NCCN) developed a toolkit to enhance the quality improvement and data analytics skills of its members and provide them resources to educate others on the population health status of health center patients in the regions we serve across Northern California. This toolkit entitled Health Center Quality Measurement Systems: A Guide to Clinical Performance Measurement Sets provides overviews, measure performance, and detailed specifications for multiple programs in which health centers participate, including PHC’s Quality Improvement Program and HRSA’s Uniform Data System (UDS).  The goal of this toolkit is to aide Quality Improvement (QI) staff and all those concerned in the navigation of the complexities of common clinical measurement sets and further the understanding of their requirements within the context of regional clinical performance data.

Each year the Health Alliance of Northern California (HANC) works in collaboration with its health center members to develop datasets on clinical, operational, patient experience, and financial performance measures. These measures are part of the Uniform Data System (UDS) reporting process required of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) or are part of reporting requirements related to participation in Medi-Cal managed care, such as: Healthcare Effectiveness and Data Information System (HEDIS), Quality Incentive Program (QIP), and Facility Site Review (FSR).

The goal of this toolkit is to aide Quality Improvement (QI) staff and all those concerned in the navigation of the complexities of common clinical measurement sets and further the understanding of their requirements within the context of regional clinical performance data.