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.
| Member | Representation |
| Kenneth Tai, M.D. | Commissioner, PCP (Chief Medical Officer, NEMS) |
| Jaime Chavarria, M.D. | PCP (Family Medicine) |
| Maria Osmena, M.D. | PCP (Pediatric) |
| Jeanette Aviles, M.D. | SMMC Physician (Internal Medicine) |
Vacant positions: Pharmacist; Physician-Specialist; and BHRS-Specialist.
QIHEC Committee meeting schedule
3rd Thursday of March, June, September, and December from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
For a copy of the agenda, please contact the Clerk of the Commission at (650) 616-0050
Future In Person Meeting Location:
HPSM Boardroom
801 Gateway Blvd., Suite 100
South San Francisco, CA 94080
QIHEC Meeting Minutes
QIC Meeting Minutes 06-22-2023
(538 KB)
QIC Meeting Minutes 03-15-2023
(306 KB)