DiabetesWorkBrochure (PDF)
DiabetesWorkBrochure (PDF)
Pacific Business Group on Health
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Founded in 1989, Pacific Business Group on Health is one of the nation's top business coalitions focused on health care. Our 50 large purchaser members spend billions of dollars annually to provide health care coverage to more than 3 million employees, retirees and dependents. PBGH is a respected voice in the state and national dialogue on how to improve the quality and effectiveness of health care while moderating costs. Partnering with the state's leading health plans, provider organizations, consumer groups and other stakeholders, PBGH works on many fronts to promote value-based purchasing in health care.
A 501(c)3 corporation, PBGH is results-oriented and member-driven. The coalition identifies health care and business trends, assesses the impact of those trends and recommends practical steps to advance a common agenda. It works closely with payors, providers, researchers and others to achieve the highest quality and most cost-effective health care. PBGH also works collaboratively with all purchasers in California and with other business coalitions throughout the United States.
Mission & Goals
Mission
The Pacific Business Group on Health seeks to improve the quality and availability of health care while moderating costs.
Goals
PBGH responds to the needs of its member companies and their employees. Mindful of its role in the community, it strives to accomplish the following:
Value Based Purchasing
* Enable purchasers to make value based choices that promote efficient delivery and equitable access to high-quality care.
* Support improvements in the accountability with regard to the delivery, purchasing and consumption of health care.
Quality Measurement & Improvement
* Increase the availability and usability of quality and economic efficiency performance information for all levels of care: health plans, hospitals, medical groups and individual physicians.
* Identify high impact methods to improve performance and create market demand for adoption by plans and providers through effective value purchasing and consumer engagement efforts.
Consumer Engagement
* Make information available for every level of the health care system and provided in ways and at times consumers believe are relevant and critical to their needs.
* Encourage the use of performance information by consumers.
* Use information to encourage value based decision-making.
Pacific Business Group on Health
221 Main Street, Suite 1500
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: (415) 281-8660
Facsimile: (415) 281-0960
General information e-mail: info@pbgh.org
Webmaster's e-mail: webmaster@pbgh.org
