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Investing in Innovation
From ending the opioid crisis to making care affordable for all, solving health care's most intractable challenges will require innovative solutions. Through direct investments, grants, and partnerships, CHCF helps innovations succeed and scale in the safety net.

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Digital Startup Is Transforming Mental Health Care in Schools

September 28, 2021

Behavioral Health, Health Equity, Investing in Innovation, Medi-Cal

The CHCF Health Innovation Fund has invested in Hazel Health’s vision for critical services for students and young adults.

For Central Valley Residents, eConsults Are a Technological Lifeline

August 27, 2021

Investing in Innovation, Medi-Cal, Telehealth

Health centers are trying to remove barriers to integrating eConsults into their workflow.

At a Glance: Why California Needs a Statewide Health Data Network (and How to Get There)

Data Exchange, Investing in Innovation

This fact sheet details the challenges and potential solutions California's leaders face in creating a health information exchange system that collects patient data in a single unified manner while also making this information accessible to health providers timely and securely.

Why the Time Has Come for Statewide Data Exchange in California

Data Exchange, Health Equity, Investing in Innovation

The ability to share appropriate health data will be critical as the state moves forward with its CalAIM initiative.

Technology Innovation in Medicaid: What to Expect in the Next Decade

Investing in Innovation

To learn what Medicaid innovation to expect over the next decade, Manatt Health surveyed and interviewed over 200 health care leaders across government, providers, plans, tech companies, community-based organizations, and investment firms. The paper explore the future for issues like telehealth, care coordination, social determinants of health, and behavioral health integration.

Underinvested: Strategies for Supporting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Health Care Venture Investment

The West Coast Consortium for Technology & Innovation in Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ Innovation Studio

Investing in Innovation, Health Equity

This report outlines the latest data on the status and benefits of diversity in the venture ecosystem and summarizes existing initiatives working to increase the number of diverse funded founders and investors.

More Health Tech Investors Pushing for Diversity, Inclusion

December 1, 2020

Investing in Innovation

Like leaders in many organizations and institutions, some in the venture capital industry are taking action to stop perpetuating health care inequities.

Dual Purpose: Opportunities for Technology to Help People Enrolled in Medicaid and Medicare

October 30, 2020

Melissa Buckley

Investing in Innovation

A conversation with Andrey Ostrovsky, MD, an angel investor and former chief medical officer of the federal Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services.

CIN Resource Page: Resilient Leadership

Workforce, Investing in Innovation

This California Improvement Network resource page focuses on tools that support leaders in health care organizations to build resilience, inspire and motivate, foster organizational alignment, develop powerful communication, and navigate change.

Innovation Landscape: Maternity Care in Medi-Cal

Investing in Innovation, Maternal Health

This paper examines the opportunities for technology-enabled innovations to improve the value and quality of the maternity care that Medi-Cal delivers.

Community Health Centers Need a COVID-19 Safety Net

Xenia Shih Bion

Investing in Innovation, Telehealth, Workforce

Stories That Caught Our Attention: The COVID-19 crisis is an existential threat to thousands of primary care providers nationwide — especially those in the safety net.

Technology’s Emerging Role in the COVID-19 Response

Melissa Buckley

Investing in Innovation, Medi-Cal, Telehealth, Workforce

Technology companies supported by the CHCF Health Innovation Fund are working on ways to harness their existing technologies to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.

Concert Health Aims to Scale Collaborative Mental Health Care

January 30, 2020

Behavioral Health, Investing in Innovation, Telehealth, Workforce

Patients served by small and rural primary care physicians may benefit from a remote version of this increasingly popular model for providing mental health care.

‘Food Pharmacies’ Fill Physician Prescriptions for Fresh Produce

January 13, 2020

Xenia Shih Bion

Investing in Innovation

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Food access issues and other social barriers to health have driven the health care system to take an increasingly holistic approach to delivering care.

Tech Company Unites Unlikely Allies in Bid to Fix Social Safety Net

December 13, 2019

Investing in Innovation

More health systems are recognizing the role of social factors in driving poor health outcomes, and a growing number are taking steps to address them.