California HealthCare Foundation – Supporting ideas and innovations to improve health care for all Californians.

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Quarterly Partner Reports

The CIN partners meet quarterly to share findings and ideas generated from work on the front lines of clinical practice. Read the reports: 

December 2011: Engaging Patients and Families (PDF) 

October 2011: Complex Care Programs (PDF)

May 2011: Access and Operational Efficiency (PDF)

New Report on CIN Lessons Learned

Supporting Spread: Lessons from the California Improvement Network (June 2011) covers establishing a strategy, creating an effective social system, measuring effectiveness, and providing feedback.

California Improvement Network

Overview

The California Improvement Network (CIN) helps to spread better ideas to improve how providers care for patients with chronic disease. The CIN hosts webinars, workshops, and quarterly meetings focused on how to improve quality, optimize the patient experience, and reduce the cost of care.

Better Ideas in Action

Returning from the Care Innovation Summit in Washington, DC, CHCF's Dr. Sophia Chang finds herself energized by the air of optimism that coursed through the conference. Read and comment on her post.

Upcoming Events

Webinar — Improving Your Game Through Coaching

Wednesday, February 22, 2012
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM Pacific

Webinars

CIN webinars are held the fourth Wednesday of every month. A recording of each one-hour webinar — the presentation slides with an audio track — is available a few days after the event.

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Partners

See the broad network of medical providers, health plans, local governments, and institutes, and learn about their roles and resources in promoting better chronic disease care.

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Workshops

CIN workshops are recurring, one- or two-day seminars focused on how to improve quality, optimize the patient experience, and reduce the cost of care.

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Resources

This compilation of essential CHCF publications, videos, and other tools provides a strong foundation of knowledge for improving chronic disease care.

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