California’s health delivery landscape is filled with contrasts. The state hosts some of the most prestigious hospitals and health practitioners in the country; yet, it has one of the largest uninsured populations. Managed care penetration is high, but acrimony between the public, the industry, and legislators is growing. CHCF presents an objective analysis of issues and trends.
February 23, 2012
This one-day workshop allows participants time with their teams to develop the aims, measures, and data collection plan for their QI projects.
February 22, 2012
Learn how coaching is being deployed in the clinical setting from LA Net, a practice-based research network, and the San Francisco Health Plan, a Medi-Cal managed care plan.
February 2012
Most Californians would prefer a natural death at home without becoming a burden on family. Research finds a disconnect between what people say they want and reality. Videos highlight this issue.
February 2012
Specialty Care Initiative (SCI) sites and clinics with diabetic retinopathy screening move the needle on access to specialty care. A map shows the reach of these efforts and provides contact information.
February 2012
Most Californians would prefer to die a natural death at home without becoming a burden on family. Yet according to this survey, a disconnect exists between what they want and reality.
February 2012
The number of in-hospital palliative care programs in California has grown steadily since 2007. California’s acute care hospitals describe their palliative care programs in this survey.
January 2012
A collaboration between CHCF and Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit supports innovative regional and local solutions to improve specialty care access in the health care safety net.
January 2012
Eight organizations with experience caring for medically complex patients participated in this yearlong collaborative that shared and tested methods for producing better outcomes at lower cost.
January 25, 2012
The power of computing ought to be used to support better treatment decisions. Hear about an example in action.
January 2012
Like a tree falling in the forest, health care innovations don't make a sound — until they are successfully replicated in the world. Four big providers are experimenting with how this works.
December 2011
California eliminated non-emergency adult dental services from Medi-Cal in 2009. What has this policy change meant for Medi-Cal beneficiaries and dental providers?
December 21, 2011
Learn about the Net Promoter Score as a way to understand patient feedback and develop customer loyalty in the health care industry.
December 2011
The CIN partners meet quarterly to share findings and ideas generated from work on the front lines of clinical practice. Read brief reports on the meeting discussions and see related resources.
December 2011
This free website offers unbiased quality ratings of California's long term care providers — information to help consumers make better choices and to encourage providers to improve quality — plus helpful tools and resources.
December 2011
Identifying high-risk patients and matching them with the most appropriate interventions is a challenge. Risk stratification tools can help, but they have limitations.
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