Health Quality Partners

What Health Quality Partners does

Health Quality Partners (HQP) is a non-profit 501c3 healthcare research and development organization incorporated in 2000 and operating from Doylestown, Pennsylvania with a headcount of 11-50 employees. HQP designs, tests, and implements Advanced Preventive Care (APC), a nurse-led community-based care management model that combines care coordination, disease management, and personalized preventive interventions for chronically ill older adults at elevated risk of poor health outcomes. The model was validated over a 12-year and 9-month randomized controlled trial in the CMS Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration, producing peer-reviewed outcomes of 34% relative mortality reduction at two years, 25-39% hospitalization reduction, and 10-28% net cost savings among appropriately selected high-risk Medicare and Medicare Advantage populations. The Commonwealth Fund identified HQP's model as having the highest level of evidence among 18 models reviewed for managing complex, high-need populations.

The technical core of HQP's offering is the SPERO® Platform as a Service, an integrated IT system that hosts protocol specifications, staff training modules, patient and family education materials, data collection tools, and advanced analytics to support reliable delivery and replication of APC across partner organizations. The implementation methodology is codified in HQP's proprietary Replidaption® framework, which balances high-fidelity replication with context-specific adaptation. The organization also offers an Integrated Advanced Preventive Care (iAPC) module designed for embedding within primary care practices to improve provider and patient experience while reducing physician burnout.

HQP's business model rests on multiple revenue streams typical of a mission-driven R&D nonprofit: direct service contracts in which HQP field nurses deliver APC for partner health systems and managed care organizations in southeastern Pennsylvania; a Replication Consultancy that teaches other organizations to deploy APC using SPERO®; design and implementation consulting services; grant and donor-funded R&D partnerships via co-applications to federal and philanthropic funders; and tax-deductible charitable donations. Named customers and partners include Aetna, Martin's Point Health Care, Doylestown Health, River Health ACO, St. Mary Medical Center, Crozer-Keystone Health System, Tandigm Health, and Salveo Healthcare Services (Tasmania, Australia), with allied academic and nonprofit collaborators including the Penn Nursing NewCourtland Center, Camden Coalition, Mathematica Policy Research, and the Peterson Center on Healthcare. The organization is not publicly listed and has no parent company or private equity sponsor.

Name

Health Quality Partners

Legal name

Health Quality Partners (HQP)

Website

https://hqp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Health Quality Partners is a non-profit healthcare R&D organization that designs and implements Advanced Preventive Care (APC), a nurse-led community-based care management model for chronically ill older adults. It delivers APC directly in southeastern Pennsylvania and licenses replication via its SPERO® IT platform to health plans, health systems, ACOs, and ministries of health.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Population Health Management Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (621610), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAJAOAL

Health Systems Strengthening & Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Partnerships

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Global Health Initiatives & Partnerships

SECONDARYBPADAIAE

Health Systems Strengthening & Universal Health Coverage (UHC)

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Global Health & Population Programs

Keywords

• Preventive care services
• Population health management
• Care coordination solutions
• Chronic disease management
• Healthcare delivery design

Headquarters

HQ city

Doylestown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Direct Service Contracts: HQP directly delivers Advanced Preventive Care services to health systems and managed care organizations in southeastern Pennsylvania. Revenue generated through contractual agreements with healthcare organizations seeking to improve population health outcomes.
2. Replication Consultancy Services: Teaching organizations how to successfully replicate APC through Replication Consultancy service including SPERO® access. Organizations receive comprehensive services including analyses for patient targeting, resource requirements, implementation timelines, and expected ROI.
3. Design and Implementation Consulting: Facilitating and leading design of new care models or optimizing existing models. Services include design evaluation, development of new programs, testing processes and controls, and implementation planning and support.
4. Grant and Donor Funded R&D: Partnering through grant/donor funded R&D where HQP provides expertise, proven track record, and application savvy to enable organizations to be competitive for funding awards.
5. Donations: As a non-profit 501c3 organization, HQP accepts charitable contributions from donors. Donations are tax-deductible.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Health Quality Partners is a non-profit healthcare R&D organization that designs, delivers, and replicates its Advanced Preventive Care (APC) system — a nurse-led, community-based care management model combining care coordination, disease management, and personalized preventive interventions for chronically ill older adults. HQP also offers a proprietary IT platform called SPERO® (Platform as a Service) that supports reliable delivery and replication of APC, alongside consulting services including Replication Consultancy, Design Services, Implementation Support, Program Evaluation, and specialized offerings for ACOs, bundled payment programs, health systems, and managed care organizations.

Product overview

Health Quality Partners (HQP) offers a unified Advanced Preventive Care (APC) system — a technology-supported model combining care coordination, disease management, and personalized preventive interventions delivered by specially trained nurses. The core product portfolio centers on APC and its enabling IT platform SPERO (a PaaS for replicating APC), plus an integrated variant (iAPC) designed for embedding within primary care practices. HQP also provides a suite of professional services including Replication Consultancy (to help organizations adopt APC), Design Services, Implementation Support, Population Health Management, Program Evaluation & Outcomes Verification, Team Performance optimization, and specialized services for ACOs, Bundled Payment Models, Departments/Ministries of Health, Health Systems, and Managed Care Organizations. The company operates as a non-profit 501c3 R&D organization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SPERO: An IT system that supports reliably delivering and replicating Advanced Preventive Care, including a Platform as a Service (PaaS) that integrates policies, staff education modules, patient education materials, data collection, and advanced analytics.
• Advanced Preventive Care (APC)
• Replidaption

Products and services

• Advanced Preventive Care (APC) A comprehensive nurse-led, community-based care management system combining care coordination, disease management, and personalized preventive interventions designed to prevent complications of chronic disease in older adults. Delivered directly to health systems and managed care organizations in southeastern Pennsylvania.
• SPERO® Platform as a Service (PaaS) A Platform as a Service (PaaS) IT system that supports reliably delivering and replicating Advanced Preventive Care. Includes policies, staff education modules, patient education materials, data collection, and advanced analytics in an integrated, mobile-device-accessible, scalable manner. Includes direct support from HQP's senior management team, lead nurses, and analysts.
• Integrated Advanced Preventive Care (iAPC) An integrated version of Advanced Preventive Care designed for embedding within primary care practices. Shown to improve provider and patient satisfaction while reducing physician burnout.
• Replication Consultancy A service helping organizations successfully adopt and implement Advanced Preventive Care with reproducible effectiveness, including population targeting analyses, implementation timelines, expected ROI, staff training, and leadership coaching.
• Design Services System-savvy design services for innovating healthcare delivery, supporting design evaluation of existing programs, development of new programs, testing processes and controls, and implementation planning.
• Implementation Support Services Services supporting reliable implementation of population health programs, including staff selection, protocol and process development, staff training, data management, and advanced analytics for program performance insights.
• Population Health Management Services Comprehensive system for population health management when design and implementation services encompass entire health systems, including large data flows and payer-specific criteria.
• Program Evaluation & Outcomes Verification Third-party independent evaluation services to measure performance and outcomes of shared-risk programs and vendor relationships tied to value-based metrics, including statistical and trustworthy analyses.
• Team Performance Services Advisory services and analytical tools to optimize team performance of field-based clinical teams, establishing leadership standards, structured reviews, high-reliability design, and process codification.
• Accountable Care Organization Services Population health interventions, system design, large area implementation, and advanced analytics to help ACOs develop better systems of care.
• Bundled Payment Model Services Services supporting 90-day bundled payment programs for chronic medical diagnoses, particularly heart failure, including aggressive management, monitoring policies, and high-reliability systems.
• Department/Ministry of Health Services Services combining public health, systems, and design thinking to improve data analytical capabilities, supporting services, technical assistance, and policies for population health.
• Health System Population Health Transformation Services helping hospital-based health systems develop population health management capabilities for ACOs, Bundled Payments, pay-for-performance, gain-share, and risk-share arrangements.
• Managed Care Organization Services Services for managed care organizations to effectively manage population health and total cost of care, building robust care management programs targeting sub-populations most likely to benefit.

Quantifiable outcome

• 34% relative reduction in all-cause mortality at 2 years (p=0.02)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered past and current.

• Martin's Point Health CarepastChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2017Based in Portland, Maine. Partnered with HQP to replicate Advanced Preventive Care model on behalf of their health plan members. Work began January 2017 and was a highly productive partnership for several years.
• River Health ACOpastChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2015Based in Harrisburg, PA. HQP helped deploy Advanced Preventive Care for chronically ill members as part of population health management system. RHACO became one of the first 21 Next Generation ACO participants.
• hMetrixcurrentTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2013Strategic partnership where hMetrix helped HQP develop comprehensive suite of highly advanced and scalable IT capabilities for implementing a robust population health management system. The SPERO® system derives from this collaboration.
• Maryland Department of Health and Mental HygienepastImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2013In 2013, HQP worked with DHMH to support design and planning of its State Innovation Model to improve health and control cost for Marylanders.
• St. Mary Medical CenterpastStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Located in Langhorne, PA. Supported implementation of the HQP model through various initiatives among owned and affiliated practices starting in 2011.
• Crozer-Keystone Health SystempastStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 20115-hospital system in Delaware County, PA. Partnered from 2011 to 2017 supporting implementation of the HQP model in selected owned practices.
• AetnapastStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2009Innovative collaboration began December 2009 to evaluate HQP's Advanced Preventive Care for chronically ill Medicare Advantage members in eastern Pennsylvania. Partnership renewed 2013 and expanded 2014. 7 years of continuous support.
• Tandigm HealthcurrentStrategic or Co-development PartnerHQP works with and supports this innovative population health management company with broad service area in parts of Pennsylvania. Tandigm combines advanced population health analytics with care management and other services to primary care providers that improve quality of care and health outcomes.
• Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers (CCHP)currentStrategic or Co-development PartnerBased in Camden, NJ, CCHP is a pioneering organization championing recognition of social determinants impact on health. HQP has collaborated with and provided periodic support to CCHP, with HQP CEO Dr. Ken Coburn serving as faculty in educational offerings.
• Penn Nursing - NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health (NCTH)currentStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCTH is led by HQP Board member Mary Naylor, PhD, RN. HQP and NCTH are undertaking several research projects to investigate and improve HQP's model of advanced preventive care.
• Doylestown HealthpastStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor supporter from HQP's formation in 2000. Supported with recruiting, hiring, HR support, and data. HQP provided Advanced Preventive Care service and advice on program design and data analyses.
• Salveo Healthcare ServicespastChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBased in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Selected HQP's model to help bring greater value to health plan members of StLukesHealth. Began working with HQP in 2017. First international engagement for HQP.
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)pastStrategic or Co-development PartnerCMS Office of Research, Development and Information and CMMI were key partners in HQP's successful Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration. The MCCD was a prospective RCT of 15 care coordination programs launched in 2002.
• Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.pastStrategic or Co-development PartnerCMS contracted evaluator of the MCCD for nearly 13 years. MPR's team helped identify HQP's model impacts and determine how to better identify target populations for which the program yields net savings.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• VillageMD: Walgreens-backed value-based primary care provider for complex patient populations, with deep Medicare focus. Competes for the same chronically ill elderly patient cohort as HQP but through a direct-care delivery model rather than consulting.
• ChenMed: Privately-held family-owned primary care group serving low-income elderly patients with chronic conditions through a fully capitated model. Shares HQP's focus on the highest-need elderly and demonstrates similarly strong outcomes data, but operates owned clinics rather than a replication/consultancy business.
• Evolent Health: Specializes in value-based care services, including provider network management, specialty care management, and population health — particularly serving health plans entering risk-based arrangements. Competes in the same consulting/services category as HQP's Replication Consultancy.
• Oak Street Health: Value-based primary care provider exclusively serving Medicare-eligible older adults with complex needs. Operates in the same target population as HQP but delivers full-stack clinical care rather than a consulting/replication model. Acquired by CVS Health for $10.6B, illustrating the category's strategic value.

Direct peers

• Landmark Health: Landmark Health provides in-home, risk-based medical care for chronically ill elderly patients — a closely overlapping model to HQP's community-based nurse-led preventive care for the same population. Both target Medicare Advantage complex care populations and demonstrate outcomes-driven savings for health plan partners.
• Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers: A pioneering complex care organization serving super-utilizers with social and medical needs. Shares HQP's focus on care coordination for high-need populations and has overlapping academic credibility. HQP has actually partnered with Camden's National Center for Complex Health and Social Needs, indicating direct category overlap.
• CareMore Health (Anthem): An integrated care delivery system serving Medicare and Medicaid patients with chronic conditions through multidisciplinary teams. Operates a similar population health model for the elderly, and has pioneered many care management techniques that parallel HQP's APC approach.

Emerging players

• Aledade: Aledade partners with independent primary care physicians to help them succeed in ACO and value-based care arrangements. Operates in a closely adjacent space — enabling population health management for risk-bearing providers — and competes for the same health system and PCP partner audience.
• Privia Health: Physician practice enablement platform that helps providers transition to value-based care, including population health management, ACO participation, and risk-bearing arrangements. Competes with HQP for the same health system/practice transformation engagements.

Others

• Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI): Leading healthcare quality improvement R&D organization that develops and disseminates care delivery innovations. Shares HQP's mission of healthcare redesign through disciplined methods, and is conceptually similar as a healthcare R&D/knowledge dissemination organization (though much larger and broader in scope).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

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Funding overview

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