Wisconsin
Not only do Americans not always get the right care, sometimes we get too much of it. Not all medical procedures are created equal, and sometimes they can hurt us. ShopSmart, a national magazine from the creators of Consumer Reports, encourage readers to use data, including AF4Q public reports, whenever possible to make empowered decisions.
“Data are scarce, but we were able to get info from three states: Massachusetts, Minnesota, and...
It all begins with data. When you slice and dice the numbers, African Americans with diabetes in Wisconsin are four times more likely than Caucasians with diabetes to have an amputation, according to 2010 Dartmouth Atlas data. The Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality (WCHQ), leader of the Aligning Forces for Quality initiative in Wisconsin, is using a multi-pronged intervention approach to reduce racial disparities in care.
WCHQ is working toward a change in the culture of care to create a sustainable model. The Equity Improvement Initiative seeks to end disparities in...
A team of researchers led by Dr. Geoffrey Lamb, MD, professor of internal medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, published their findings on the efficacy of public reporting of quality-of-care measures in the March 2013 edition of Health Affairs. The researchers analyzed 14 publicly reported quality-of-care measures from 2004 to 2009 from the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality (WCHQ), leader of the AF4Q initiative in Wisconsin. The team examined data from seventeen physician groups, which represented 409 clinics. Dr. Lamb’s team found that physician groups in the...
The Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative in Wisconsin is led by the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality (WCHQ). Established in 2002, WCHQ is a voluntary consortium of organizations learning and working together to dramatically improve the health and increase the value of healthcare for the people of Wisconsin. The mission of WCHQ is to publicly report and bring meaning to performance measurement information that improves the quality and affordability of healthcare, in turn improving the health of individuals and communities.
- A 28-member board of directors—including private-sector purchasers, consumers, physician groups and hospitals—governs WCHQ.
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