Quality Improvement and Health Equity Committee (QIHEC)

Committee Role

• Develop and maintain HPSM’s Quality Management Program
• Develop an annual Quality Management Work Plan
• Monitor HPSM’s quality improvement processes (evaluate and review quality improvement policies, procedures, standards of care and quality indicators at least annually)
• Analyze data to identify trends, system problems and opportunities to improve care
• Select routine monitoring issues, evaluation topics and special studies that are relevant to and will have a potential impact on the membership population served
• Evaluate the progress of initiatives

Committee Membership

The QIHEC’s 8 members are appointed by the Health Commission and represent many different types of provider practices, including primary care, adult, pediatrics and specialists.

Vacant positions: Pharmacist; Physician-Specialist; and BHRS-Specialist.