Providers

Mapping the Gaps: Mental Health in California

Behavioral Health

About 1 in 20 adults in California suffers from a serious mental illness, though rates can vary widely by region. This interactive infographic displays the geographic variation in the prevalence of the condition and the location of licensed mental health professionals.

Community Paramedicine: A Promising Model for Integrating Emergency and Primary Care

Kenneth Kizer, Karen Shore

Can paramedics improve the efficiency of emergency resources and enhance access to primary care for the medically underserved through a new model of care called "community paramedicine"?

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.

Ready or Not: Are Health Care Safety-Net Systems Prepared for Reform?

Center for Studying Health System Change

Expanding Health Coverage, Medi-Cal

A study finds that even with new federal resources to help, communities with weaker safety-net systems are lagging in preparations for health reform.

2013 Edition — California’s Ambulatory Surgery Centers

A growing number of Californians are being sent to ambulatory surgery centers for a wide variety of procedures, yet little is known about the care they deliver because reporting is not required.

The Relationship Between Commercial Website Ratings and Traditional Hospital Performance Measures

Naomi Bardach, Renée Asteria-Peñaloza

As more consumers turn to social media to research purchasing decisions, how do sites like Yelp.com compare with traditional sites for hospital quality information?

Health Care Interpreter Network

This network offers interpretation services to patients and providers at eligible public hospitals in California. Trained health care interpreters operate in 16 languages through an automated video/voice call center.

Financial Health of Community Clinics

Payment & Financing

Community clinics, which serve Californians with the greatest needs, are growing in revenue, patients served, and staff. This CHCF Almanac report provides a checkup on clinics' financial health.

Evaluation of the CHCF Ambulatory Care Redesign Collaborative

This report examines the effectiveness of an initiative to redesign ambulatory care processes to improve productivity and provider and patient satisfaction at safety-net clinics in California.