Foundation for Health Care Quality

The Foundation for Health Care Quality (FHCQ), a nationally recognized 501(c)3 not-for-profit based in Seattle, is home to several programs dedicated to reducing variations in outcomes and improving the quality of care for patients.

Using a unique model of clinician-led, data-driven collaboration, these clinical quality improvement programs have for almost 20 years, proven incredibly effective at promoting the changes which result both in better care for patients and in lower costs.

FHCQ is comprised of the following programs:

Cardiac Care Outcomes Assessment Program (COAP)

Surgical Care Outcomes Assessment Program (SCOAP)

Spine Care Outcomes Assessment Program (Spine COAP)

Obstetrics Clinical Care Outcomes Assessment Program (OB COAP)

Washington Patient Safety Coalition (WSPC)

The Robert Bree Collaborative