California Improvement Network - California Health Care Foundation

California Improvement Network
A community of health care professionals committed to identifying and spreading better ideas for care delivery to improve the patient and provider experience and the health of populations while lowering the cost of care.

The California Improvement Network (CIN) is a project of the California Health Care Foundation and managed by Healthforce Center at UCSF, an organization dedicated to helping health care organizations drive and navigate change.

CIN Connections, Spring 2020: Foundations for Health

Workforce, Maternal Health

This issue of CIN Connections features tips on how to be a resilient leader, make strategic decisions around social needs interventions, as well as lessons on building partnerships across the health care landscape.

CIN Webinar Series: Compassionate Leadership in Times of Crisis

Providers, Workforce

This California Improvement Network’s webinar series combines sources of inspiration with pragmatic resources and tools customized to support health care professionals in staying resilient.

External Resource

COVID-19 Health Workforce Surge Planning

Healthforce Center at UCSF has created quick turnaround recommendations and other rapid response resources that support the accelerated scale-up of the health workforce to address the COVID-19 crisis and help you in your work.

February 25, 2020

CIN Partner Meeting — Building Resilient Leadership and Addressing Social Needs

February 25, 2020 - February 26, 2020

This CIN Partner Meeting focuses on building network connections and relationships among partners with the goal of accelerating the spread of innovation in care delivery.

CIN Programming: A Roadmap for 2020–21

Through a collaborative design process with CIN partners over the last several months, the network has identified three priority areas for learning and action in 2020–21.

February 4, 2020

CIN Webinar — Value-Based Payment Readiness Assessment

February 4, 2020

This webinar recording provides an overview of Health Quality Partners' Managed Medi-Cal Value-Based Payment (VBP) Readiness Assessment.

How San Francisco Health Leaders Use ‘Humble Inquiry’ to Improve Performance

December 19, 2019

Lisa Golden, Jonathan Sears

One of California's largest public health departments is teaching its staff the art and science of asking good questions.

CIN Connections, Fall 2019: Improving Care for California’s Future

Health Care Costs

This issue of CIN Connections features insights on California's policy landscape from California Health and Human Services Secretary Mark Ghaly and California Senator Holly Mitchell, tips on building a new model for complex care, and CIN partners' future goals in tackling CIN priority areas.

August 13, 2019

CIN Webinar Series — The ROI for Addressing Social Needs in Health Care (#5)

Patient-Centered Care

August 13, 2019

This webinar provides information about the efforts Contra Costa Health Services, a county-led health system, has taken to measure its return on investment for its social needs initiatives.

CIN Connections, Summer 2019: Leadership for Continuous Change and Improvement

With rising costs, increasing burnout, and a rapidly changing environment, health care leaders may feel like they’re facing an uphill battle. This summer 2019 issue of CIN Connections features tips, advice, and actionable information for health care leaders to effectively lead change in their organizations.

CIN Webinar Series — The ROI for Addressing Social Needs in Health Care (#4)

Patient-Centered Care

Kaiser Permanente shares the latest information on its social needs resource locator.

CIN Webinar Series: The ROI for Addressing Social Needs in Health Care

CIN's webinar series The ROI for Addressing Social Needs in Health Care explores organizations' efforts to assess and address homelessness, food insecurity, and social isolation in an effort to improve clinical outcomes and control total cost of care.

CIN Toolkit: Three Strategies to Help Primary Care Teams Treat Substance Use Disorders

Crystal Eubanks

Behavioral Health

This toolkit offers proven strategies, best practices, and tools for primary care teams to treat substance use disorders.

CIN Resource Page: Leadership for Continuous Change and Improvement

This resource page from the California Improvement Network contains reports and tools to support leaders in health care organizations to create management systems and individual habits to succeed in an environment of continuous change.

Fundamental Concepts for Managing Risk and Understanding the Total Cost of Care

Health Care Costs

This CIN resource is designed to serve as a primer for anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of health payment models in California and nationally. It focuses on concepts and terminology related to value-based payment models and to health care delivery models and systems.

CIN Resources: Managing Financial Risk and Total Cost of Care

Health Care Costs

The California Improvement Network offers tips, tools, and background information on total cost of care as it relates to quality and outcomes.

CIN Resources: Behavioral Health Integration

Behavioral Health

The California Improvement Network offers tips, tools, and ideas to better integrate behavioral health and primary care.

Social Needs That Impact Health — CIN Collection

How do the places where people live, work, and play affect their health, and what role should the health care system take in addressing social needs? CIN provides resources, tools, and tips to take action.

Preventing Burnout — CIN Collection

The California Improvement Network offers tips, tools, and ideas to reduce provider and staff burnout, and promote well-being at health care organizations.

Christine Castano

VP Medical Director, HealthCare Partners Medical Group

Medical Director, Sharp Community Medical Group

Chief Medical Officer, Partnership HealthPlan of California

Kathryn Phillips

Senior Program Officer, Improving Access

CIN Managing Partner and Director, Healthforce Center at UCSF

Director of Practice Transformation, Pacific Business Group on Health

Program Assistant, Healthforce Center at UCSF

Rebecca Hargreaves

Program Office Lead, Healthforce Center at UCSF

Program Manager, Healthforce Center at UCSF

CIN Managing Partner and Director, Healthforce Center at UCSF

Marketing Communications Manager, Healthforce Center at UCSF

Christina Travlos

Program Associate, Healthforce Center at UCSF