The California Chartered Value Exchange (CA CVE) consists of multiple entities working together to advance value-driven health care in a collaborative model convened by the Pacific Business Group on Health and the California Cooperative Healthcare Reporting Initiative.  The goal is to advance high-quality, patient-centered, cost-effective health care for Californians through coordination and alignment of priorities and activities of leading performance measurement, reporting and improvement organizations.  The CA CVE leadership members maintain their own governance and will engage with their respective boards and stakeholders to obtain direction and broad community involvement.  Read the US Department of Health & Human Services press release.  Read more.

Participating organizations include:

• California Cooperative Healthcare Reporting Initiative (CCHRI) – generates standard performance measures and reports at the health plan, physician group, and physician levels
• Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) – measures physician group performance, provides incentives for improvement and health care IT adoption
• California Hospital Assessment and Reporting Taskforce (CHART) – generates and reports hospital quality measures
• AARP California – advocates for transparency in health care performance and for quality improvement on behalf of consumers in California and nationwide
• California Quality Collaborative (CQC) – helps providers to improve by promoting proven system changes and care re-design
• Lumetra (The California Medicare QIO) – provides technical assistance for helping providers to improve quality, reduce disparities and use healthcare IT
• The California Office of the Patient Advocate (OPA) – provides consumer-focused resources and reporting to facilitate individual choices and decision-making using information from CCHRI, IHA, and other sources