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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Clinical Performance and Health Impact

About Us

Our Vision

OCPHI works to to build strong partnerships within tribal communities, academia institutions, and through workforce development to create a healthier future for AI/AN communities.

Primary Services and Stakeholders

OCPHI serves multiple stakeholders across the IHS ecosystem:

  • Clinical Providers: Support care delivery improvements and gap identification at the point of care
  • Agency Leadership: Enable data-driven decision-making through standardized performance metrics
  • Area and Service Unit Administrators: Facilitate performance assessment and benchmarking
  • Chief Clinical Consultants and Councils: Partner on measure development and validation
  • External Oversight Bodies: Respond to questions about quality of care delivered to AI/AN populations
  • AI/AN Communities: Ultimately improving health outcomes through systematic quality assessment
  • Healthcare Teams: Support continuing education and professional development of Indian Health Service, tribal, and urban (I/T/U) healthcare teams to make evidence-based decisions

OCPHI Overarching Strategic Priorities

  1. Implement validated frameworks for performance measurement and evaluation
  2. Establish standardized measurement systems aligned with the PHC Measurement Framework and Universal Health Coverage Compendium
  3. Enable performance comparisons with accepted benchmarks and internal targets across all lines of service delivery
  4. Build capacity for impact assessment of care on AI/AN population health outcomes
  5. Advance effective, accredited, team-based education for improved patient care

Contact Information

Office of Clinical Performance & Health Impact
Indian Health Service
5600 Fishers Lane, Mailstop 6NWH04
Rockville, Maryland 20857

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