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Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care outlines statewide projects: patient safety reviews, primary‑care pilots and suicide‑care training
Summary
VPQHC updated the Senate committee on a range of statewide, non‑regulatory quality improvement projects: a hospital serious‑event review program, primary‑care social‑needs pilots and a state‑wide rollout of suicide‑care training (CAMS). Leaders said the nonprofit’s statewide reach and convening role make it a ready partner for reform work.
Hillary Wolffley, executive director of the Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care (VPQHC), told the Senate Health and Welfare committee that VPQHC is the state’s independent, non‑regulatory quality organization and is positioned to support statewide measurement and improvement activities that complement access and cost initiatives.
“We improve healthcare quality in Vermont by studying the system and making it work better,” Wolffley said, describing VPQHC’s role as a neutral convener that runs multi‑site quality programs and produces public reports. She said VPQHC receives a mix of funding — bill‑back fees under 18 V.S.A. §9416, state contracts, federal grants, private contracts and philanthropy — and that bill‑back fees make up…
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