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Community Paramedicine Project Shows Early Success

04-19-17
An independent study by Healthforce Center at UCSF has shown that California’s community paramedicine pilot projects have improved patient well-being and generated savings for insurers and hospitals.

Executive Leadership Program Announces Sixth Cohort

04-12-17
We're proud to introduce future health care leaders of America, the sixth cohort of the Clinic Leadership Institute's (CLI) New Executive Transitions program (nEXt). Recognized for their commitment to California's underserved and readiness to embark upon a path that will enhance their leadership...

Healthcare Leaders and Activism: A Conversation with Perri Morgan of Duke

03-22-17
Perri Morgan, PhD, PA-C, is professor and the director of research in the Physician Assistant Division in the Department of Community and Family Medicine at Duke University Medical Center. She is a practicing PA, specializing in hypertension, and an educator of PAs at Duke.

The Affordable Care Act’s Bipartisan Support

03-20-17
Igor Geyn
The Affordable Care Act is personal for me. As a young adult under the age of 26, ACA allows me to stay on my parents' insurance plan. Though I've been lucky to avoid costly medical treatment, the coverage has provided me with peace of mind and delivered thousands of dollars in savings.

Aiming to Make California the Healthiest State

03-14-17
Could California become the healthiest state in the nation by 2022? That is the goal of Let’s Get Healthy California, a public-private initiative started in 2012 with the purpose of advancing the triple-aim, promoting health equity and leveraging innovation through collective impact. The...

Why Is Nursing Leadership and Management Important?

03-08-17
As the health care system continues to undergo rapid change, the nature of nurses’ roles are changing as well, according to Healthforce Center faculty research. As the largest licensed health professional group in the US, nurses are four times more prevalent than physicians.

Foreign-born Clinicians Essential to Underserved Populations

02-17-17
Igor Geyn, Healthforce Center Research Analyst,
As a first-generation immigrant and political refugee from Russia, I understand the impact of federal policy on individual lives first-hand. While the transition from post-perestroika Moscow to San Francisco came with considerable challenges, my family encountered a general sentiment of acceptance...

ACA Repeal and Replace: Where Do We Stand?

02-16-17
Healthforce Center Senior Manager of Strategic Initiatives Rebecca Hargreaves
Information overload or not enough information? These days it feels like both. Each morning brings a fresh news cycle, every week another report and each meeting we attend presents new stories and opinions. We are inundated with headlines and data, yet are still trying to understand the...

Despite ACA Uncertainty, Medical Assistants Adopt New Roles

02-14-17
Healthforce Center Senior Research Analyst Lisel Blash, MPA
Jeannine had been working as a medical assistant (MA) for 20 years when her clinic recruited her to take part in a “senior medical home” for frail elders. Along with other seasoned MAs from her clinic, she attended classes in geriatrics and motivational interviewing skills. She and other MAs were...

How to Navigate Uncertainty in Health Care

02-03-17
Sunita Mutha, MD, FACP
How are your organizations navigating the uncertainty in today’s health care environment? What’s keeping you up at night?

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