Convergence Health

Internationally-trusted, collaborative top health care advisors who work with you and your organization to make faster, more efficient quality improvement changes.

Better health care, together. What we do

Our Expertise

Quality Improvement

Leadership Development

Physician Engagement

Healthcare Measurement and Reporting

Patient Safety

Patient and Family Engagement

Sense-Making with Data

Public Speaking

Board Retreats

Coaching

1:1 Training

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Tools and Resources

SDOH Mad Libs

Drawing inspiration from the childhood game, this fill-in-the-blank script outlines the critical elements of an SDOH screening process and highlights where you can customize the script based on your method.

Summer is Coming

Surges in patient hospitalizations, staffing shortages, and other factors impact patient outcomes. Summer is Coming is a compilation of practical and tactical advice from peers.

Public Health Emergency: Workforce Safety & Wellbeing

Using contributions from subject matter experts, literature reviews, and recent experience in health care organizations, these tools will translate ideas into action by health care leaders to support the workforce in responding to a public health emergency. Leaders may use these tools as a menu of strategies, change ideas, and actionable items that can be implemented to better serve and support the health care workforce.

Health Equity Measures Collection Tool

This easy-to-use template fulfills the CMS Health Equity reporting requirements, including dates and measure specifications.

Convergence is a top national leader in health care quality improvement, assisting various health systems in developing curated solutions that combine immense expertise, hands-on involvement, and rigorous management to deliver results.

After two decades of bringing its uniquely broad range of areas of expertise to collaborative projects among providers, health plans, purchasers, and foundations of all sizes, Convergence has gained an international reputation for crafting cutting-edge solutions to many areas of health care quality improvement.

Recent Work

Hospital Quality Improvement Collaborative (HQIC)

HQIC is a four-year project aiming to improve outcomes in patient safety-related areas such as sepsis, adverse drug events, and hospital-acquired infections. It is also designed to provide support to hospitals in responding to public health emergencies, such as COVID-19 and the opioid epidemic, as well as improvements in inpatient and family engagement and health equity. Convergence Health Consulting is one of nine organizations awarded an HQIC contract from CMS.

Cal Healthcare Compare (CHC)

Cal Healthcare Compare is a nonprofit organization that provides Californians with objective performance ratings for hospitals and long-term care providers. Through its two free public websites, CHC aggregates public data to establish relevant measures and score health organizations.

Why work with us?

76%

CAUTI Reduction

37%

Sepsis Mortality Reduction

22.2%

ICU Stay Reduction

13%

Avoidable Readmissions Reduction

Results and Measurements

The Convergence team has an extensive track record of successful health care improvement efforts. We are committed to helping organizations make collaborative and efficient improvements through capacity building, collaborative learning, technical assistance, and measurement and reporting.

  • 76% reduction in CAUTI

  • 22.2% reduction in ICU Length of Stay

  • 37% reduction in sepsis mortality

  • 14.5% reduction in surgical complications

  • 13% reduction in avoidable readmissions

  • Helped more than 200k small practices develop merit-based payments

  • Saved more than 3,500 lives and $63 million with Patient Safety First initiative

  • Avoided nearly 14k readmissions through ARC

  • More than 100k patients spared harm through HRET

  • More than 2,750 lives saved through BEACON

  • Awarded CMS Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Prime Contractor

Get in Touch

Contact our health care quality improvement experts today to learn how we can collaborate to make long-lasting improvements to care quickly and effectively.