Collaboration on Quality Goals

• Measure clinician performance using nationally recognized measures of care for specific diseases and conditions.
• Share information with clinicians and care teams to help them identify opportunities to deliver care more efficiently and effectively.
• Help program participants identify ways to improve their performance.
• Share information with the public regarding the clinician participation in the program and performance.

How Does the Program Work?

• Data from Wellmark and participating providers is collected on certain chronic conditions and diseases, and preventive care services.
• Clinic-level data is evaluated and compared to nationally recognized best practice guidelines.

Program Benefits

• The 2013 CoQ Primary Program supports several components of the Patient Centered medical home model.
• Participating clinicians and care team members have 24/7 access to a clinical data registry tool which can be used to identify patient care opportunities, plan proactive patient care visits, and track goal to progress for program goals.
• Clinicians and care teams benefit from the opportunity to share best practices and access resources to facilitate improved patient outcomes.
• The program focuses on the health of clinicians’ patient population.
• The program has been approved by the American Board of Pediatrics as meeting requirements for the quality module for maintenance of certification credit.

For more detailed information about program components, see our CoQ Program Overviews:

• 2013 CoQ Program Overview 
• 2012 CoQ Program Overview
• 2011 CoQ Program Results