CHCF invests in Asthmapolis, a technology-based innovation that combines sensors with asthma inhalers to provide tailored information through mobile phones to people living with asthma.

Chronic disease management systems can help track multiple chronic conditions. In 2008, six philanthropies launched this initiative to enable community clinics adopt CDMS technology.

To spur the adoption of quality improvement methods and the use of electronic data by community clinics and health centers and to improve care for low-income patients with diabetes, CHCF funded this $1.9-million, two-year initiative. An independent evaluation report is available.

This report describes the range of technologies that can enable remote health monitoring and examines the prospects for these applications in the current health care context.

This project explored whether non-diabetic high school students could serve as self-management coaches for diabetic family members after learning about the disease and developing communication and coaching skills in a structured school program.

Chronic disease management systems (CDMSs) can track thousands of patients at a time and automate care follow-up processes. Four California clinics describe their experiences setting up and using these quality-improvement tools.

This report highlights lessons learned by ten organizations about self-management approaches; system design and patient flow; training; and measurement. The "My Diabetes Plan" tool is available in English and Spanish.

This fact sheet compares the key features of these essential health IT systems and examines the pros and cons of different approaches for a new implementation. A video discusses disease registry tools.