Achievements in quality & health equity
yield State award
In October, CenCal Health received a 2023 quality award from the Department of Health Care Services. Highlighting the work and accomplishments of healthcare providers in the plan’s network, the Certificate of Achievement was presented to CenCal Health for its notable achievement for various quality of care measures, which advance the Department of Health Care Services’ Bold Goals for 2025.
“This award is meaningful to us because it demonstrates the commitment and dedication of local physicians and safety-net clinics, who live the mission every day,” said CenCal Health CEO Marina Owen. “As a local health plan, we value compassionate service and improvement. So, ‘our work continues’ until every member receives equitable access to preventive care and achieves optimal health.”
The award was presented to CenCal Health’s Quality Team during the 2023 Quality Conference, held in Sacramento and hosted by the California Department of Health Care Services and the Health Services Advisory Group for Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans.
Accepting the Certificate of Achievement were members of CenCal Health’s Quality Team (left to right) Health Promotion Educators Roxana McBurney, MPH, CHES and Zena Chafi-Aldwaik, MPH, CHES; Quality Measurement Supervisor Chelsee Elliott, and Population Health Specialist Karina Negrete.