In 14 communities throughout the country, Aligning Forces for Quality seeks to lift the quality of health and health care by teaming up with those who get care, give care and pay for care. Explore what our communities are doing to improve health care quality.
Detroit, Michigan
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Leadership Team: Greater Detroit Area Health Council
Web site: www.gdahc.org
Phone: (313) 963-4990
Fax: (313) 965-2031
Program contact: Jan Whitehouse
Phone: (313) 965-4116
E-mail: jwhitehouse@gdahc.org
The Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative in Detroit is led by the Greater Detroit Area Health Council (GDAHC), a multi-stakeholder regional health coalition that has served the residents of seven counties in southeastern Michigan for 64 years. Members of this nonprofit community organization represent the region's major purchasers (corporations and labor organizations), health systems and health plans, insurers, government, universities, physician groups, consumers and community opinion leaders, as well as other health care organizations and associations. As the region's foremost health care coalition, GDAHC provides a forum for multi-stakeholder collaboration and partnerships to develop, facilitate and execute promising solutions aimed at improving cost, quality and access to health care.
As one of the AF4Q pilot sites, GDAHC implemented Save Lives Save Dollars, a multi-year initiative of coordinated immediate and long-term actions to drive quality improvement (save lives) and derive cost reductions (save dollars). As GDAHC enters the second phase of AF4Q, its mission is to continue to lead improvement in the quality, cost-effectiveness and accessibility of health care.
Aligning Forces for Quality communities
Our areas of focus
Aligning Forces for Quality applies a wealth of resources, expertise and training to effect real results in health care quality. Take a closer look at the focuses of our work:
Hear what colleagues and health care experts around the country, including Craig Brammer, Diane Giese and Marshall Chin, have learned about improving health care quality and reducing racial and ethnic disparities in care.