Quality Leaders Awards

The QLAs are awarded across four categories including health equity, population health, care redesign and innovation.

The goals of the QLAs are to:

• Showcase forward-thinking and innovative approaches in California’s public health care systems to address the health needs of the communities they serve
• Encourage the spread of effective strategies that improve and advance high-quality, equitable health care
• Recognize the dedicated and talented professionals working in public health care

Four categories of awards:

• Equity: Addresses inequities in underserved populations by advancing organizational and/or health equity improvement efforts.
• Population Health: Improves population health by using data-driven approaches to identify and address multiple drivers of health outcomes.
• Care Redesign: Redesigns care processes in a way that increases efficiency, advances clinical quality, and enhances the patient experience.
• Innovation: Demonstrates innovation in technology, models of care, and/or system transformation that improves health outcomes and care delivery.

In addition, all applicants will be considered for the Top Honor, which recognizes an outstanding effort to improve patient care that demonstrates achievement across multiple award categories.

To be eligible for a QLA:

• The improvement initiative must be led by the public health care system that is a member of CAPH. County and community partners may be involved (e.g., criminal justice, health plans, community-based organizations).
• The improvement effort must fit into one of the categories listed above.

Thank you to everyone who submitted applications for the 2024 QLAs. We encourage you to explore the 2023 winners for inspiration, and we look forward to sharing more about the 2025 awards soon

Questions? Contact Natalie Sainz, Program Associate at SNI