To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contra Costa Health Plan Quality and Health Equity Committee Activities Report (October - December 2025)
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ACCEPT the Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) Quality Improvement and Health Equity Committee (QIHEC) Activities Report for Quarter 4 (Q4) of Calendar Year 2025, 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. On a quarterly basis, CCHP is required to submit a written summary of QIHEC activities to its Governing Board, DHCS, and make these reports publicly available on its website. Attachment A - Quality Improvement and Health Equity Committee Quarterly Report is included.
During Q4, CCHP advanced significant work across the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) accreditation, compliance audits, quality measurement, and population health. CCHP successfully submitted all documentation for the NCQA Health Plan Accreditation ahead of the December 9 deadline. Initial issues that were identified during initial review were resolved satisfactorily. File review is to take place in February, with final results expected by the end of Q1. The health plan also submitted the Corrective Action Plan for MY2023 Health Equity and Quality Measure Set (HEQMS) to the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC). CCHP analyz...
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