CHCF supports this effort to collect data, analyze it, and report on the quality of maternity care delivered throughout the state to improve care and inform treatment decisionmaking.

This free website offers unbiased quality ratings of California's long term care providers — information to help consumers make better choices and to encourage providers to improve quality — plus helpful tools and resources.

Cesarean sections now account for 32% of births in California, raising the risk of complications and infections, and leading to higher costs for patients and society, according to recent research.

Health care data "liberation" has become a focus for many government and private-sector players. A Sacramento briefing examined how open access to data can improve the nation's health.

For community clinics, financial stability can vary tremendously. This study finds a continuing divide between "have" and "have not" clinics in California.

To spur the adoption of quality improvement methods and the use of electronic data by community clinics and health centers and to improve care for low-income patients with diabetes, CHCF funded this $1.9-million, two-year initiative. An independent evaluation report is available.

An online ad campaign aimed at helping pregnant women choose a maternity provider dramatically boosted visits to CalHospitalCompare.org. This issue brief describes the campaign strategy, results, and lessons learned.

This paper examines state Medicaid and SCHIP pay-for-performance programs, assesses the feasibility of such a program in California, and explores options for applying pay-for-performance within Medi-Cal and Healthy Families.

Self-management support plays a key role in chronic disease management. This study correlated patient experience of provider self-management support with process and clinical outcome measures.

The California Hospital Assessment and Reporting Taskforce (CHART) brings together hospitals, insurers, consumer advocates, researchers, and others to produce a statewide report card on hospital performance and quality.

To spur the adoption of quality improvement methods and the use of electronic data by public hospital systems to improve diabetes care (and ultimately other chronic disease care), CHCF allocated up to $1.2 million for this two-year project.

Some hospitals provide better care than others. CalHospitalCompare.org rates California facilities on clinical quality, patient experience, and patient safety, helping consumers clarify their options.

Maribeth Shannon, director of CHCF’s Market and Policy Monitor program, provided expert testimony before the committee as part of a February 17, 2009 informational hearing on transparent reporting of quality data and outcomes.

This multi-stakeholder initiative examined 15 evidence-based quality measures, investigating how California physicians stack up against benchmarks and whether care provided to Medicare beneficiaries varies versus other payers.

This report examines the strengths and weaknesses of several leading web-based support tools. In particular, it presents evaluation frameworks and ratings in three decision categories: treatment options, hospital choice, and personal cost.