Health Care Quality

Consumer Health Coalition has committed to recruiting, engaging and empowering consumers around the need to dramatically improve the quality of health care. We believe that helping consumers access the health care system — by helping people apply for public health insurance and connect with a doctor — is just one piece of the health care “puzzle.” Assuring financial access to care does not guarantee that consumers will receive quality — or even safe — health services.

• Between 44,000-98,000 Americans die from preventable medical errors each year.
• Medical errors kill more people per year than breast cancer, AIDS, or motor vehicle accidents.

In order to solve this problem, we need a collaborative approach including stakeholders from across the health care system and community. Consumer Health Coalition knows that health care quality matters to patients. Without consumer involvement and input, it is impossible to even define what quality health care is and achieve patient-centered care.

Since the consumer voice is critical and has historically been absent from the health care quality movement, CHC is organizing a Committee to improve health care quality. The Committee will work to educate the public about the need to enhance health care quality. CHC will also help the Committee form strategic partnerships with organizations such as the Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI) to improve quality at the practice level and to make quality information more widely available to patients. If you are interested, please join us! Call 412-456-1877 to get involved!