The ten profiled state quality improvement partnerships rely on the involvement of, and leadership from, a variety of state and private partners. Based on interviews with partnerships, NASHP compiled the following table to list many of the public and private partners that actively participate in each of the profiled partnerships. These partners participate in a variety of ways, including serving on governance structures or work committees, attending meetings, reviewing materials, providing programmatic or technical expertise or assistance, and funding initiatives. Websites of lead partners in Maine, Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington, which do not have a formal partnership website can be found by selecting the link to Partner Websites to the left.
| State Partnership | Public Partners | Private Partners |
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Colorado: The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) |
Department of Regulatory Agencies – Division of Insurance, Department of Human Services, Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Department of Public Health and Environment, CMS, Veterans Affairs, and the University of Colorado. |
Business Group on Health, Bridges to Excellence, Chartered Value Exchange, private payers, Colorado Association of Health Plans, hospital association and medical society, providers, QIO, four large health foundations, Colorado Patient Safety Coalition, health systems (Denver Health), consumer organizations (Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, Colorado Multiple Sclerosis Society, Colorado Children’s Campaign, and Family Voices), integrated delivery networks, HIT organizations (e.g. CORHIO). |
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The Kansas Health Policy Authority (KHPA) |
Medicaid, State Employee Health Benefits Plan, Kansas Insurance Department, Department of Health and Environment, Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, Department of Administration and Aging, and Department of Education. |
Kansas Foundation for Medical Care, Kansas Hospital Association, private insurance carriers, self-insured employers, consumer advocacy groups (e.g. AARP), a collaborative of physicians and hospitals, professional societies (e.g. AAFP, AAP), and the safety net association. |
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Maine QI Partnership |
Maine Quality Forum, State Employees Health Commission, Medicaid; Maine Municipal Employees Health Trust and other public purchasers, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and the University of Maine System. |
Maine Health Management Coalition (large purchasers, providers, employers, health plans, Maine Education Association Benefits Trust); Quality Counts (large employers, consumers, the Maine Center for Public Health, and others); and HealthInfoNet. |
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Massachusetts Health Care Quality and Cost Council (HCQCC) |
Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy, Division of Insurance, Department of Public Health, Executive Office for Administration and Finance, Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Group Insurance Commission, Office of the Inspector General, Office of the State Auditor, and Office of the Attorney General. |
Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, QIO, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, Massachusetts Association of Health Underwriters, EHealth collaborative, consumers (e.g. Partnership for Health Care Excellence), business, labor, health care providers, and health plans. |
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The Minnesota Health Care Value Exchange (HCVE) |
Large and small public employers, the Minnesota Management & Budget (state employees), the Department of Human Services (Medicaid, SCHIP, and MinnesotaCare) via the Smart Buy Alliance. |
Buyers Health Care Action Group (large private employers); Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (medical groups, hospitals, health plans, employers, and others); Minnesota Community Measurement; Smart Buy Alliance (private purchasers); Stratis Health (physicians and nurses, health delivery organizations including acute and long-term care, health plans, and consumers and consumer advocates); small and large unions; and AARP. |
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Oregon QI Partnership |
Office for Oregon Health Policy & Research, the Oregon Health Fund Board, Oregon Public Employees’ Benefits Board, and Oregon Patient Safety Commission. |
The Oregon Health Care Quality Corporation (health plans, provider associations, hospitals, purchasers, consumer organizations, and others). |
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The Pennsylvania Governor’s Office of Health Care Reform (GOHCR) |
Office of Health Care Reform, Health Care Cost Containment Council, Patient Safety Authority, and Departments of Health, Public Welfare, and Insurance. |
The Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative, medical academies, large employers, consumers, unions, large payers (IBC, Aetna, etc.), and providers (hospital systems, practitioners, and provider organizations). |
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The Rhode Island Quality Institute (RIQI) |
Department of Health, Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner, Office of Health and Human Services, State Division of Information Technology, and Office of the Lieutenant Governor. |
Integrated delivery networks (Lifespan and Care New England), hospitals, large payers (BCBS of Rhode Island, UnitedHealthcare of New England, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island), provider groups (hospital association and medical society), Quality Partners of Rhode Island (QIO), corporate funders, community health centers, Rhode Island Business Group on Health, Mental Health Association of Rhode Island, consumer and advocacy organizations (e.g. Rhode Island Disability Law Center, AARP, Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence, American Cancer Society, Rhode Island Parent Information Network), academia, and many other community partners. |
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The Vermont Blueprint for Health (Blueprint) |
Medicaid; Medicare; governor; legislature; Agency of Human Services; Departments of Health, Transportation, Finance, and Treasury; Vermont State Employees Association; University of Vermont College of Medicine; Area Health Education Centers.
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Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care; three commercial payers; pilot practices; Vermont Information Technology Leaders; hospitals; Vermont Child Health Improvement Program; Vermont Medical Society; and Vermont Chapters of AAP, AAFP, ACP, and ACC. |
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Washington State QI Partnership |
Washington State Health Care Authority, Department of Social and Health Services, Department of Health, Office of Financial Management, Department of Labor and Industries, Agency Medical Directors' Group, Office of the Commissioner, and county governments Puget Sound Health Alliance (consumers, physicians, hospitals, large employers, union trusts, regional health plans) and the Washington Health Foundation.Washington State Health Care Authority, Department of Social and Health Services, Department of Health, Office of Financial Management, Department of Labor and Industries, Agency Medical Directors' Group, Office of the Commissioner, and county governments |
Puget Sound Health Alliance (consumers, physicians, hospitals, large employers, union trusts, regional health plans) and the Washington Health Foundation. |
