California Health Care Safety Net Institute

Enhance Quality of Care

Goal I: Enhance Quality of Care Delivered at
California Public Hospital Systems to Ensure Healthy Outcomes


2009-2011 Objectives

• 80% of 137 public primary care clinics fully utilizing disease registries for diabetes and another chronic disease.

• Improve diabetes outcomes with average HbA1c levels dropping to 7.5% or below and 70% of patients will have blood pressures under control.

• Public hospitals scoring in the top 10% nationwide on 30 publicly reported CMS core quality measures.

• Palliative care services established in 11 public hospitals, providing humane and efficient end-of-life care.


See full document of SNI goals, objectives, and strategies here.

Related document: CAPH Issues Brief on Providing High Quality Care.