Complex Care Needs

Supporting the Nontraditional Workforce: Community Health Workers and Promotores

February 18, 2020

Workforce, Medi-Cal

More payers and providers are recognizing the essential role these workers play in supporting patients with complex medical and social needs.

Inland Empire’s McNaughton Feels a ‘Sacred Calling’ to Connect People with Care

January 10, 2020

Behavioral Health, Medi-Cal, Workforce, Payment & Financing, Health Care Costs

The Inland Empire Health Plan's new CEO is continuing the trailblazing path that Californians have come to expect from the large and influential managed care plan.

Putting Care in Context

December 4, 2019

Behavioral Health, Medi-Cal

Michelle Schneidermann, MD, the new CHCF director of High-Value Care, shares her goals for the program.

Health Care System Accepting New Math: Housing = Health

November 18, 2019

Xenia Shih Bion

Health Care Costs

Stories That Caught Our Attention: The nation's largest health insurer is trying a new strategy -- improving care for Medicaid enrollees with complex medical problems by providing social assistance, including housing.

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.

‘Trust Our Patients So They Can Trust Us’

September 18, 2019

Xenia Shih Bion

At an Oakland clinic, patients who once lived on the streets are helping to improve care for the unsheltered.

2010 Edition — Chronic Conditions of Californians

Camillia Lui, Steven Wallace

Chronic conditions are the leading cause of death and disability in the US, and the largest component of health care costs. This report examines the impact of chronic conditions on the state using 2007 data from the California Health Interview Survey.

Webinar — Technology Successes and Challenges in the Whole Person Care Pilots

This webinar reviewed the technological successes and barriers that California's 25 Whole Person Care pilots have encountered while striving to deliver more integrated care to Medi-Cal enrollees with high-cost, complex needs.

For Californians Most in Need, Whole Person Care Pilots Break Down Barriers

Catherine Teare

Behavioral Health, Data Exchange, Medi-Cal

Whole Person Care pilots are gaining momentum and have attracted more than 100,000 enrollees so far. The pilots could make significant improvements in care for the most vulnerable Californians.

Behavioral Health Integration in Medi-Cal: A Blueprint for California

Logan Kelly, Allison Hamblin, Stephen Kaplan

Behavioral Health

People in Medi-Cal with complex behavioral and physical health needs face a fragmented system that is challenging to navigate. This paper offers recommendations to build an integrated system of care in Medi-Cal, bringing together physical health, mental health, and substance use services to treat the whole person.

Accelerating Opioid Safety: Ambulatory Care Toolkit

Crystal Eubanks

Behavioral Health

This toolkit was designed to guide providers and ambulatory care systems in launching or expanding opioid safety initiatives.

October 23, 2018

Webinar — Transitions Clinic Network Expansion Opportunity

Behavioral Health

October 23, 2018

Shira Shavit, MD, presented this webinar about the expansion of Transitions Clinic Network in California.

American Health Systems Use Technology to Empower Primary Care Docs

September 12, 2018

Telehealth, Workforce

Many health care systems are changing the way they operate and embracing new technologies to better organize care delivery while addressing the worsening shortage of physicians.

From Corrections to Community: Reentry Health Care

Behavioral Health, Medi-Cal

People in jail or prison experience high rates of physical and mental health problems within complex social contexts. CHCF is working with partners to improve the coordination and delivery of care for those leaving correctional settings and returning to the community.

More High-Touch Than High-Tech, Providers Show Up at Seniors’ Front Doors

Workforce, Telehealth

The population of seniors is growing rapidly while the physician supply shrinks — especially among primary care doctors and geriatricians. Many health care organizations are exploring a surprising solution: old-fashioned house calls mixed with new technology.