News & Updates
- Public Hearing Notice: 129 CMR 4.00 - Disclosure of Health Care Claims Data to a Provider
- Job Opportunities in HQCC
- Public Hearing Notice: 129 CMR 3.00
- 129CMR3.00 - Disclosure of Health Care Claims Data proposed 4-16-08
- HQCC Identifies Strategies for Cost Containment and Quality Assurance
- Consumer Survey on Health Care Data
Health Care Quality and Cost Council
Annual Report
The Massachusetts Health Care Quality and Cost Council released its first Annual Report, which identifies specific strategies designed to improve health care quality while containing costs.
The Council adopted six health care quality improvement goals that are intended to lower or contain the growth in health care costs while improving quality and reducing racial and ethnic health disparities. These goals address health care cost control, patient safety, chronic care management and prevention, end of life care, racial and ethnic disparities, and transparency. This report discusses each of these goals in detail, along with the Council’s recommended strategies for attaining them.