To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contra Costa Health Plan Quality Improvement and Health Equity Activities Reports (January – June 2026)
Recommendation: Recommendation of the County Administrator
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
ACCEPT the Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) quarterly Quality Improvement and Health Equity Committee (QIHEC) Activities Reports for Quarter 1 (Q1) and Quarter 2 (Q2) of calendar year 2026, in accordance with Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) contract requirements and as recommended by the CCHP Joint Conference Committee (JCC).
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
CCHP is required to implement and maintain a Quality Improvement and Health Equity Committee (QIHEC). The QIHEC is led jointly by CCHP’s Medical Director (or designee) and CCHP’s Chief Health Equity Officer and must include participation from a broad range of network providers. The QIHEC is responsible for directing and overseeing all Quality Improvement and Health Equity program activities.
CCHP is required to submit a written summary of QIHEC activities to its Governing Board and DHCS each quarter and make these reports publicly available on its website. Although the CCHP JCC accepted the Quality and Health Equity Report at its June 5 meeting, the published QIHEC activities report for the first quarter of 2026 was omitted from the agenda packet. To address that omission and provide the current quarterly update, this report includes both Attachment A (QIHEC Q1 2026 Quarterly Activities Report) and Attachment B (QIHEC Q2 2026 Quarterly Activities Report).
SUMMARY OF FIRST QUARTER OF 2026 REPORT
During the first quarter of 2026, CCHP moved forward on key work across accreditation, quality improvement, population health and regulatory compliance. CCHP reviewed and completed major program documents. Policies were also updated and approved. CCHP received updates on National Committee for Quality A...
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