4140 Statewide Health Planning & Development
Program Descriptions

10 - HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND ANALYSIS

The Healthcare Quality and Analysis Program is responsible for analyzing healthcare quality and costs, making policy recommendations for future health-related needs, conducting research activities in the development of statewide health policy, and disseminating data to various audiences. In addition, this program produces risk-adjusted reports on hospital and physician outcomes, current healthcare policy issues, and analyzes and makes recommendations on specific issues affecting the quality or cost of healthcare.

The California Health Policy and Data Advisory Commission advises OSHPD on the collection and reporting of health facility data, public access to data, regulations, risk-adjusted outcome studies, and health planning issues. The Commission holds hearings for health facilities appealing fines for delinquent data submission and for applicants of the Cal-Mortgage Loan Insurance Program, and makes recommendations to the Director of the Office.

The Rural Health Policy Council promotes coordinated planning and policy development among state departments and between the State and local public and private providers, conducts public hearings in rural communities for the purpose of soliciting and receiving input from these communities, including input from rural hospitals, rural clinics, healthcare service plans, local governments, academia, and consumers.