Evaluation

The Organizational Learning at the Heart of CHCF’s Work

October 9, 2015

CHCF's strategy relies on disciplined processes that emphasize impact and learning in the drive for continuous improvement in California's health care system.

Disease Matters: Comparing Prescription Drug Benefits in Covered California Plans

Expanding Health Coverage, Coverage Trends

How hard is it for consumers in Covered California plans to get prescription drugs? It depends on the condition, which reflects trends in the larger insurance market.

The Lean Way: How California Public Hospitals Are Embedding a Culture of Improvement

Ruth Brousseau, Melissa Ramos

Five California public hospitals are integrating Lean management techniques at every level to improve performance. Case studies highlight their progress and lessons learned.

Evaluation of a Model Comparative Drug Price Resource

Marcia Hams and Wells Wilkinson, Community Catalyst

Health Care Costs

If primary care physicians know the price of the medications they prescribe, they are more likely to discuss affordability and adherence and to encourage shared decisionmaking with patients.

Taking Inventory: A Framework for Understanding Health Care Regulation and Oversight in California

Workforce, Expanding Health Coverage

How is health care regulated in California? Learn how state agencies oversee the delivery of medical services and what information is available to the public.

Pilot of the Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances

Providers are now allowed to prescribe controlled substances electronically, but few do. CHCF sought to understand the challenges and barriers to doing so.

Monitoring Access: Measures to Ensure Medi-Cal Enrollees Get the Care They Need

Marsha Gold, Mathematica Policy Research, Genevieve Kenney

Two health policy experts offer an actionable framework and a targeted set of measures for monitoring access to ambulatory care for Medi-Cal enrollees.

In Their Own Words: Consumers’ and Enrollment Counselors’ Experiences with Covered California

PerryUndem Research/Communication

Expanding Health Coverage, Coverage Trends

How did consumers fare when signing up for ACA coverage in California? Early research shows a mixed bag.

Testing Health Information Exchange via DIRECT Messaging

Electronic health records (EHRs) offer many benefits, but security firewalls make sharing information digitally with outside providers nearly impossible. Learn about a pilot that is aiming to change this.

Ten Years In: Charting the Progress of Health Information Exchange in the US

Health information exchanges are 10 years old. A new report focuses on how well they have performed and where they are heading.

Best Practices in Assisted Living: Considering Potential Reforms for California

Eric Carlson, Gwen Orlowski

While residents of California's assisted living facilities require more health care services than in the past, state regulations haven't kept pace.

Beyond Meaningful Use: Perspectives on HIT Progress in California

BluePath Health

Expanding Health Coverage

Is the goal line in sight for California? Experts and stakeholders measure the distance to achieving widespread use of HIT.

Health-e-App Public Access: Modernizing the Path to Children’s Health Coverage in California

Mathematica Policy Research

Medi-Cal, Coverage Trends

Since December 2010, Californians have had access to a self-service online application for Healthy Families and Medi-Cal for Families. Health-e-App Public Access offers lessons for other online enrollment efforts, including the ACA marketplaces.

Designing for Learning: One Foundation’s Efforts to Institutionalize Organizational Learning

To apply lessons learned from years of grantmaking, CHCF embarked on a process to codify effective and innovative practices.

Reflections on a Decade of Funding Public Hospital Systems

This Health Affairs article describes how CHCF-funded improvement projects have helped pave the way for California public hospitals to get ready for health care reform.