Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality

The wchq oral health Collaborative is the only organization of its kind in the nation specifically for dentists. Wchq believes that the first step to performance measurement and improvement is to collect data at the dental practice level and to use it to compare performance, collaborate on Quality improvement work and publicly report results. By doing so, wchq will improve the Quality and affordability of dental care in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Wchq also hosted the fourth annual oral health Collaborative summit which brought the members of the one-of-a-kind group together to network on topics ranging from value-based oral health and oral health disparities.wchq has a contract with Wisconsin's department of health services to focus on maternal and child health. This year wchq facilitated a regular meeting of members, the wchq child and adolescent health improvement team, which is a Quality improvement group made up of representatives from member health systems. The group guides and supports improvement on adolescent and child health. Adolescent and child health measures are developed and monitored on a regular basis. Objectives this year included developing reporting on percent of children receiving a development screening and a preventative well visit, monitoring of data in order to identify trends and opportunities in Quality of care processes/health outcomes, as well as review and promote resources, tools, and best practices for addressing gaps/barriers.wchq has a contract with Wisconsin's department of health services to focus on chronic disease. This year wchq facilitated a regular meeting of members, the wchq chronic disease learning Collaborative, which is a Quality improvement group and made up of representatives from member health systems. The group guides and supports improvement on diabetes, heart disease, and cholesterol. Diabetes and heart disease measures are developed and monitored on a regular basis.