Quality of Care

OSHPD Quality Reports

The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development produces the following reports that assess the quality of care provided by California hospitals and physicians.

Quality by Provider

• AHRQ Inpatient Quality Indicators
  • Inpatient Mortality Indicators
  • Inpatient Volume & Utilization Quality Indicators
• Community-Acquired Pneumonia Outcome Reports
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Reports (Hospital and Surgeon Level)
• Heart Attack Outcome Reports
• Intensive Care Outcome Report

Quality by County

• AHRQ Area-Level Inpatient Quality Indicators
• AHRQ Area-Level Prevention Quality Indicators
• AHRQ Area-Level Pediatric Quality Indicators
• AHRQ Area-Level Patient Safety Indicators

Quality of Healthcare System

• Preventable Hospitalizations: Statewide & County Trends 1997-2003 | 1999-2008
• Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare 1999-2001 | 1999-2007

Additional Quality of Care Resources:

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
  • AHRQ Quality Indicators
  • 2008 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Report
• CalHospitalCompare.org
• Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
• Leapfroggroup.org
• National Committee for Quality Assurance
• National Quality Forum
• Office of the Patient Advocate
  • California Health Care Quality Report Card on HMOs, PPOs and Medical Groups
  • Quality Performance Measurement in California