Pacific Business Group on Health, L.A. Care initiative saves $345M in California
This article highlights a statewide initiative led by PBGH, L.A. Care and the Southwest Pediatric Practice Transformation Network that supported 9,800 physicians and improved care for 5.9 million patients, saving $345 million over four years.
CQC Success Story | BH Screening and Brief Intervention for Referral and Treatment
Golden Valley Health Center, a participant in CQC’s Practice Transformation Initiative, was able to improve screening and treatment for behavioral health at rural health centers through expanded virtual access.
Advanced Primary Care
By establishing shared attributes and measures, CQC enables payers, providers and health care purchasers to identify, incentivize and expand high-performing practices.
Payment Model Demonstration Project Technical Assistance
Providers contracting for any version of the California Advanced Primary Care Initiative’s common value-based payment model through the Payment Model Demonstration Project will engage in technical assistance to support performance improvement.
From Data to Delivery: Measuring Advanced Primary Care in California
CQC and IHA executed a pilot project in California, bringing together four large health care purchasers — Covered California, California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), eBay and San Francisco Health Services System — and 13,055 primary care practices.
Using Primary Care’s Potential to Improve Health Outcomes
Through successive initiatives and in collaboration with a diverse group of committed stakeholders, PBGH has spearheaded efforts to create a blueprint for “advanced primary care.”
PBGH Launches Primary Care Collaborative to Improve Chronic Disease Care in a Virtual Setting
Participating organizations serve over 750,000 patients across California’s Central Valley and Inland Empire, where patients with diabetes and asthma have poorer clinical outcomes compared to the rest of the state.
Crystal Eubanks
As Executive Director at the California Quality Collaborative (CQC) and Vice President of Care Transformation at the Purchaser Business Group […]
CalHIVE Telehealth & Virtual Care
Dates Active: 2020–2022 | The CalHIVE Telehealth & Virtual Care Improvement Collaborative was a two-year improvement collaborative providing technical assistance to clinicians to improve remote chronic disease management of patients with diabetes and asthma within the primary care setting.
10 Building Blocks of High Performing Primary Care Series
In 2010-2011, the UCSF Center for Excellence in Primary Care (CEPC), an organization that identifies, develops, tests and disseminates innovations to improve primary care, conducted an intensive study on existing high performing practices and clinics to identify similarities in how they deliver primary care.
Turning Alignment Into Action: CQC’s 2025 Impact
The California Quality Collaborative shares highlights from its 2025 Impact Report, showcasing how multi-stakeholder alignment is translating into measurable improvements in quality, equity and outcomes across California’s health care system.
Strengthening Care Where It Matters Most: What We Learned From EQuIP-LA
The EQuIP-LA evaluation shares insights from a two-year initiative that supported independent practices in strengthening primary care quality. The report highlights statistically significant improvements across key clinical measures and demonstrates how targeted, equity-centered support can build lasting capacity for improvement.