California Department of Health Care Access and Information

Location

Sacramento, CA
United States

Website
California state Flex Program Website

California State Flex Program

What is one Core Competency your state Flex Program is working on developing through Flex activities?

Selected Core Competency: Strengthening Quality Reporting and Improvement

The California Flex Program has conducted annual quality improvement needs assessments and for the past three years discussed questions about ED CAHPS (Emergency Department Consumer Assessment Healthcare Providers and Systems) implementation and activities to support improvement as well as falls. The Flex Program has been collecting and tracking falls measures, voluntarily reported by CAHs, through its use of QHi (Quality Health Indicators.)

What is one activity your state is funding through SHIP?

The California SHIP Program continues to help participating SHIP hospitals meet the cost of implementing data systems required to meet the requirements of the Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS). 

Type of Organization State Government
Staffing (FTE) 3
Number of CAHs 36

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Organization Contacts

Jalaunda Granville

State Office Director, California
Jalaunda.Granville@hcai.ca.gov
(916) 326-3699

Jalaunda has served as California's State Office Director since 2022. 

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Tyfany Frazier

Rural Health Specialist; Flex Coordinator, California
Tyfany.Frazier@hcai.ca.gov
(916) 326-3754

Tyfany has served as California's Flex Coordinator since 2023.

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Ivanna Evans

Policy Unit Manager; California
Ivanna.Evans@hcai.ca.gov
(916) 326 - 3279

Ivanna has served with California's Flex Program since 2023.

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Nathaniel Dixon

Staff Services Manager; SHIP Coordinator, California
nathaniel.dixon@hcai.ca.gov
916-326-3769

Nathaniel has served as California's SHIP Coordinator since 2022.

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