Industry experts from health care and informatics ponder the future of electronic health records during and beyond the implementation of meaningful use.

A group of primary and urgent care physicians believe that computer-assisted technologies can expedite treatment of simple acute illness.

Electronic clinical decision support tools can help nursing home staff compile data and spot trends for pressure ulcers and other dangerous, but preventable, conditions.

The William J. von Liebig Center has awarded five technology ventures $100,000 each to take their ideas for addressing care shortcomings from prototype to production.

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.

This supplement to the Stanford Social Innovation Review offers perspectives on the challenges and opportunities for innovators working to improve quality and cut costs.

CHCF invests in SIRUM, a committed group of social entrepreneurs who run an application that matches safety-net clinics in need of drugs with medical facilities that have them to donate.

A small but growing body of research offers information about the extent to which patients are using portals, what their demographics are, and which features they are using. There is little data that links the use of portals with health care quality, long-term outcomes, or provider efficiency.

This series of reports provides a comprehensive overview of health IT adoption and use in California among physicians, hospitals, and community clinics, as well as consumer perspectives on the topic.

This issue brief examines technologies that are helping hospitals to expand capacity by improving their efficiency in moving patients through the stages of treatment. The analysis includes a series of short case summaries that provide examples of such systems in action.

This report describes how CHCF succeeded in replacing outmoded procedures for documenting and tracking its grantmaking work with a fully integrated, Web-based system. A companion essay explains the behind-the-scenes importance of making a strong business case.

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.

Advanced cameras and web-based software enable primary care physicians to send images (rather than patients) to optometrist, leading to earlier detection and prevention of diabetes-related blindness. Watch a short video about the project and read the results evaluation report.

Can leading innovators address the needs of the safety net? The Stanford Biodesign Program and CHCF Health Care Leadership fellows are exploring this challenge in a foundation-sponsored collaboration.

This series of reports includes case studies and financial analyses of community health organizations that have implemented telehealth and provides insights into the challenges and lessons for successful adoption.