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CHCF Blog

Health Care Is a Universal Value. It’s Time for a Universal Effort.

February 7, 2018
Sandra R. Hernández
Medi-Cal
Sandra R. Hernández: Too many Californians with low incomes are held back or suffer because it is difficult to get the care they need. There are clear ways to make health care work for low-income Californians — if we work together across sectors, across professions, and across ideological camps.
Investment

DirectDerm

Telehealth, Investing in Innovation
DirectDerm is a telemedicine company that provides remote dermatology consultations, expanding access to convenient and affordable specialty care.
Investment

Propeller Health

Telehealth, Investing in Innovation
Propeller Health (formerly Asthmapolis) combines sensors, mobile apps, and services to help patients and their physicians better understand and control chronic respiratory disease to reduce preventable emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and unnecessary suffering.
November 27, 2017

Sacramento Briefing — California’s Response to the Opioid Epidemic

November 27, 2017
The opioid epidemic is the worst drug crisis in American history. This CHCF briefing in Sacramento will examine the role of California agencies in addressing the epidemic.
CHCF Blog

Santa Rosa Safety Net Responds to the Wildfire Disaster

October 11, 2017
Kelly Pfeifer
At a time of horror for thousands of families affected by California wildfires, we draw inspiration from health care providers who stepped up to provide needed care.
Project

Care Integration for Patients with Complex Needs

Medi-Cal health plans and providers will collaborate on the development of financially sustainable, integrated care models for patients with complex needs.
May 31, 2017

Informational Webinar — Seeking Organization to Lead the California Opioid Safety Coalitions Network

May 31, 2017
CHCF seeks an organization to lead the California Opioid Safety Coalitions Network. Learn about the opportunity in this webinar, and ask questions about submitting a letter of interest.
May 18, 2017

Webinar — Treating Maternal Opioid Addiction with Buprenorphine

Maternal Health
May 18, 2017
Pregnant women with opioid addiction can be treated effectively in an outpatient setting — even in rural areas without opioid treatment programs.
Publication

What Works in Opioid Safety: Videos Featuring Experts from the Field

May 2017
Watch this video series to hear how providers, community members, national experts, parents, and members of the faith community are tackling California's opioid epidemic.
April 3, 2017

Webinar — Academic Detailing: Changing Prescriber Behavior Through Brief, In-Person Encounters

April 3, 2017
Pharmaceutical companies use "detailing" — brief meetings with clinicians — to change prescriber behavior. Learn how such techniques can help providers adopt safer opioid prescribing practices.
CHCF Blog

How California Can Meet the Challenge of Accurately Diagnosing Autism

March 14, 2017
Peter Currie
Behavioral Health, Medi-Cal
Hundreds of children in low-income households who are thought to have autism spectrum disorder are being diagnosed more accurately and more rapidly through a trailblazing program in the Inland Empire.
March 8, 2017

Webinar — Connecting Medication-Assisted Treatment to Primary Care: The Hub-and-Spoke Model

March 8, 2017
Demand far exceeds supply in California for buprenorphine, a medication for opioid use disorder proven to lower overdose death rates and improve treatment retention. The hub-and-spoke model offers promise to increase treatment access.
February 2, 2017

Webinar — Sustainable Funding Strategies for Opioid Safety Coalitions

February 2, 2017
This webinar helps opioid safety coalitions explore funding options beyond the CHCF grant period.
Publication

Community Paramedicine in California

January 2017
Workforce
Community paramedicine (CP) is an innovative and evolving model of community-based health care designed to provide more effective and efficient services. Hear about California's CP pilot program.
January 23, 2017

Sacramento Briefing — Community Paramedicine in California

Workforce
January 23, 2017
Community paramedicine (CP) is an innovative and evolving model of community-based health care designed to provide more effective and efficient services. Hear about California's CP pilot program.