The Future of Community Health Workers

Last month I had the pleasure of spending the day with more than 60 people from across various health care and community-based organizations in California, all of whom are working to develop the capacity and impact of community health workers (CHWs) and promotores in their communities. The...

Q&A: The Hidden Health Workforce

They diagnose diseases, take care of older adults in their homes, help people control chronic illnesses and so much more. Yet, allied health workers, who make up more than 60 percent of the health workforce, are often underpaid and under-researched, according to Healthforce Center at UCSF Faculty...

How One Woman Learned to Lean In

At the age of 38, Bettina Lewis was promoted to chief operations officer at Los Angeles Christian Health Center, which serves more than 9,000 patients per year.  At first, Bettina lacked the confidence to succeed in her new role, but Clinic Leadership Institute, a project of Blue Shield of...

6 Steps to Reduce Burnout

As a physician, professor of medicine, and head of Healthforce Center at UCSF, I spend most of the year thinking about the health and wellness of others. However, I encourage you to take some time to focus on yourself. Not only is it essential for your own health and wellbeing, but it can make a...

5 Ways to Reduce Costs and Achieve Better Outcomes

How can clinicians manage costs without losing sight of patient outcomes? One common sense method involves talking to patients, understanding their challenges and involving them in the decision-making process. It’s such a simple idea, but it requires a shift in thinking and could ultimately...

One Physician's Leadership Journey

A California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) article featuring Geoffrey Leung, MD, EdM, describes the transformative experience he's had with our CHCF Health Care Leadership Program.

Healthforce faculty receive new investigator, mentorship awards

The leading forum on health services research, the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, takes place June 26-28 in Boston, and Healthforce Center faculty will take center stage with awards, presentations and posters.

Addiction treatment could have saved Prince and others

The death of Prince last month, at age 57, surprised the world. The outpouring of sadness at the loss of an iconic and gifted musician – whose music is part of the soundtrack of my own high school years – was expected. But the details of his death, and what appears to be a long struggle with...

Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care

Last week, I saw a patient, let’s call him Al. Al has two kids and a wife, and recently lost his job. Though he was able to find a new position, he continuously worries that he will be laid off again and this is now interfering with his daily life. As Al’s primary care physician, I used a...

Growing Demand, but Shrinking Supply of Long-term Care Workers

Health care has been, and will continue to be, the fastest growing employment sector, but many of those job openings may be difficult to fill, according to Bianca Frogner, associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington and director of the Center for Health...