The California Health Care Foundation has been dedicated for many years to creating research and resources to help improve the care and outcomes of people with complex health and social needs. Below you will find links to many of our projects and tools we hope will help you to improve the outcomes of the people you serve every day. But first, hear directly from people with complex needs in CHCF’s major research initiative, In Their Own Words: What Californians with Multiple Health and Social Needs Say About Their Care.
Resources for Providers
- How to set up medical respite programs (PDF)
- Practical tips for street medicine providers negotiating rates with managed care plans
- How community care hubs can help reduce administrative burden for community-based organizations
- People Who Have Experienced Homelessness Sought Out as Trusted Health Care Advisers: approaches to engage people with complex needs in program design
- Braiding Funding Streams to Provide More Person-Centered Care for People with Complex Health and Social Needs: webinar and brief
Resources for Managed Care Plans
- Using Housing Data to Address Medi-Cal Member Needs: A Guide for Managed Care Plans
- Bridging the Gap: Building Partnerships Between Managed Care Plans and Homeless Service Providers
Resources for Both Plans and Providers
- Partnerships for Action: How Health Care and Homelessness Organizations Collaborate to Improve Care for the People They Serve: Apply strategies from these teams to your own work — whether you are a health provider, a social services provider, or work for a managed care plan.
