The September 30 deadline for AB 1204 Hospital Equity Report submission is rapidly approaching. Join us for this timely session designed to help hospitals perform a final review of their data, input templates, and health equity plans before submission. We’ll cover the essential components of a compliant report—including the Top 10 Disparities, CMQCC data integration, and public posting requirements—while also sharing lessons learned and key nuances related to system-level equity reports. Whether you’re reporting as a single facility or across a multi-hospital system, this session will help you avoid common pitfalls and finish strong.
Presentation topics include:
- Review the checklist for completing final AB 1204 Hospital Equity Reports.
- Confirm required elements: Top 10 Disparities, Health Equity Plan, and CMQCC data integration.
- Ensure internal review and certification processes meet HCAI submission standards.
Thursday, September 11, 2025: 11:00 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. (PT)
Scott Masten, PhD
Vice President, Measurement Science and Performance Analytics
Hospital Quality Institute (HQI)
Dr. Masten at HQI improves health care data quality and reduces patient injury, leveraging over 20 years of applied research and data experience. He holds a doctorate in injury epidemiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master’s degree in experimental psychology from California State University, Sacramento. Scott guides HQI’s analytics and data team in developing, enhancing, and maintaining the Hospital Quality Improvement Platform and CHPSOData systems. These systems collect, manage, and standardize encounter and safety event report data from hospitals, aiding in progress tracking and improvement identification toward the goal of zero harm. He’s also a professor, teaching undergraduate research methods and graduate level advanced applied statistics courses for over 20 years.
Please contact CHPSO at info@chpso.org if you have any questions.