The QIC is a collaboration between OPCA and Oregon’s federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) to share data and improve performance among key focus areas. It is a venue in which health centers:
- Target quality improvement efforts
- Share and review quality metric and patient experience data
- Discuss and spread promising practices and evidence-based interventions
- Develop the safety-net network of health centers and community based organizations, and leverage peer-to-peer learning
How We Support Community Health Centers
The QIC provides learning and sharing opportunities through monthly programming. There are three different series under the QIC, each of which meet on a quarterly basis. Participation is voluntary, and meetings are open to community partners with a shared mission of driving health equity for Oregonians, unless otherwise noted.
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Workgroup – Preparing Health Centers for social risk screening and referrals is the aim of our SDOH Workgroup. As health centers are being asked to screen and document the health related social needs of their patients, we work collectively to ensure Oregon is ready to update systemwide practices that address these non-medical drivers of health. In these meetings we will share emerging strategies, disseminate the latest guidance from state authorities, and find the best ways to strengthen the safety-net with community-based organizations. (Meetings occur in January, April, July, and October)
Metric Management – Examining Quality measures set at the state and federal level are the focus of this series. This series will delve into the many facts of priority metrics by bringing in subject matter experts to explore evidence-based interventions, effective tools, and highlight the challenges that impede progress. Some of the focus measures include: colorectal cancer screening, depression screening, diabetes and hypertension control, and patient experience questions around access and provider rating. (Meetings occur in February, May, August, and November)
Data Compare & Share – These webinars strive to engage OPCA members to learn from each other through open and transparent conversation. The aim is to create opportunities to gain new perspectives and peer support with quality improvement efforts. We spend time reviewing the quarterly UDS metric performance data that is shared with the collective and sharing any trends within the group. Top performers across different metrics will be asked to share where they attribute their success and how others may innovate in their service delivery. Please note, that this series is only open to OPCA Members who have signed a data sharing agreement, this series is not open to community partners. (Meetings occur in March, June, September, and December)
Get Involved
Each meeting is generally held around the first Wednesday of the month between 10 – 11 AM PST on Zoom.
To register for the calendar series, please follow this link.
OPCA Members can access previous webinar recordings here.
For additional support or information please contact Ada Catanzarite, Quality Improvement Senior Manager, acatanzarite@orpca.org.
