Improvement & Learning Collaboratives

CQC’s improvement and learning collaboratives are multi-year programs offering technical assistance. Program participants receive personalized coaching from experts and engage in educational opportunities including virtual peer sharing, site visits and data analytics. These programs aim to foster a sustainable health care system accessible to all.

Current Programs


Behavioral Health Integration – Children and Youth Collaborative Learning Exchange

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Behavioral Health Integration Initiative | The Behavioral Health Integration – Children and Youth Collaborative Learning Exchange is a nine-month learning collaborative for organizations experienced in integrating behavioral health services into primary care for children and youth.


Payment Model Demonstration Project

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California Advanced Primary Care Initiative | The Payment Model Demonstration Project will test a common value-based payment model with approximately 30 independent practices in California to strengthen primary care delivery.


CalHIVE Behavioral Health Integration

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Behavioral Health Integration Initiative | CalHIVE Behavioral Health Integration is a three-year improvement collaborative supporting California-based primary care practices to integrate behavioral health services.


Equity and Quality at Independent Practices in LA County

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Equity and Quality at Independent Practices in LA County is a two-year improvement collaborative led by the California Quality Collaborative dedicated to reducing disparities of care experienced by Medi-Cal enrollees of color.

Past Programs & Initiatives


CalHIVE Telehealth & Virtual Care

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Dates Active: 2020–2022 | The CalHIVE Telehealth & Virtual Care Improvement Collaborative was a two-year improvement collaborative providing technical assistance to clinicians to improve remote chronic disease management of patients with diabetes and asthma within the primary care setting.


Practice Transformation Initiative

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Dates Active: 2016-2019 | The Practice Transformation Initiative was a four-year initiative that engaged 4,800 clinicians statewide contracted with provider organizations to improve measures of cost, quality and patient experience.


Intensive Outpatient Care Program

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Dates Active: 2012-2015 | The Intensive Outpatient Care Program was a three-year initiative by the California Quality Collaborative from 2012 to 2015, focused on helping provider organizations implement team-based care for high-risk, complex patients.

Resources

Designing an Effective Colorectal Cancer Outreach Campaign

Prospectus | Behavioral Health Integration – Children and Youth Collaborative Learning Exchange

Behavioral Health Integration – Children and Youth Collaborative Learning Exchange is a nine-month learning collaborative to help provider organizations experienced in behavioral health integration supporting children and youth to share, spread and showcase successful practices.

CQC Success Story | BH Screening and Brief Intervention for Referral and Treatment

Golden Valley Health Center, a participant in CQC’s Practice Transformation Initiative, was able to improve screening and treatment for behavioral health at rural health centers through expanded virtual access.

Upcoming Events and Training

May 1, 2025

Improvement Coaching Workshop

This highly interactive training provides a deep dive into an equity-centered approach to quality improvement to support practices, care teams, coaches and transformation specialists in designing and implementing disparities-reduction projects.

Past Events and Training

October 1, 2024

Improvement Coaching Workshop

The California Quality Collaborative’s 2024 Equity and Quality at Independent Practices in LA County Annual Convening is a day of insightful discussions, collaborative activities and innovative thinking aimed at enhancing health care quality and sustainability for improvement collaborative participants.

September 17, 2024

Behavioral Health Integration Financing Convening

The California Quality Collaborative’s Behavioral Health Integration Financing Convening brings together stakeholders to explore findings from statewide interviews on sustainable payment practices and brainstorm improvement opportunities for integrating behavioral health into primary care. 

June 11, 2024

2024 EQuIP-LA Annual Convening

The California Quality Collaborative’s 2024 Equity and Quality at Independent Practices in LA County Annual Convening is a day of insightful discussions, collaborative activities and innovative thinking aimed at enhancing health care quality and sustainability for improvement collaborative participants.

May 21-22, 2024

2024 CalHIVE Behavioral Health Integration Annual Convening

The California Quality Collaborative’s CalHIVE Behavioral Health Integration Annual Convening is a two-day learning and networking session for improvement collaborative participants.

June 13, 2023

Behavioral Health Integration Fundamentals: Concepts & Models

Integrating behavioral health into primary care is essential for providers looking to deliver patient-centered, high-quality and whole-person care. Yet many health care organizations struggle with knowing where to begin.