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Amanda Clarke, MPH, right, speaks with Giovanna Giuliani, left, of the California Safety Net Institute

After Some Hurdles, California Whole Person Care Pilots Hit Stride

Nov. 05, 2018
The California Improvement Network (CIN), which is a project of the California Health Care Foundation and administered by Healthforce Center at UCSF, is a community of health care professionals...
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Exec Leadership Program to have New Cohort

Dec. 20, 2017
This month, the country’s largest pharmacy, CVS, bought one of the largest insurance companies, Aetna, as part of a $69 billion deal. Though mergers and acquisitions in the commercial sector far...
Community clinic initiative Cedars-Sinai managing to Leading

Second Cohort of Cedars-Sinai's Community Clinic Initiative, "Managing to Leading," Kicks Off

Nov. 20, 2017
Thirty-one mid-level clinicians, administrators and other non-clinical staff who work in clinics in Los Angeles have been selected to participate in Cedars-Sinai’s Community Clinic Initiative...
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The Importance of Why

Jun. 14, 2017
by Healthforce Center at UCSF Director Sunita Mutha, MD, FACP In 2017, health care organizations face great uncertainty about funding for health care and the ability to sustain coverage and access...
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Is Health Care a Right or a Privilege?

May. 23, 2017
A beauty queen's response to a question about health care has highlighted a debate percolating throughout American society: Is health care a right or privilege? Healthforce Center Associate Director...
Home health worker smiles with elderly patients

Severe Shortage of Home Health Workers Could Only Get Worse (Washington Post)

May. 01, 2017
Severe shortages of home health aides and nursing assistants could be detrimental to thousands of patients, according to a recent report by Kaiser Health News, California Healthline and the...
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Families Wary of Enrolling Undocumented Kids in Medi-Cal (KPCC)

Mar. 22, 2017
Although California law allows children under 19 to access Medi-Cal regardless of their immigration status, many parents are pulling them from the program due to fear of deportation, according to a...

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One hundred and sixty-one safety net health care leaders across California responded to our survey, which aimed to unearth organizations’ biggest workforce challenges.

Community Health Leaders’ Workforce Concerns: Talent and Provider Burnout

By Sunita Mutha, MD, FACP and Jackie Miller

An imminent talent gap and provider burnout are threatening the viability and strength of California’s safety net, according to a newly released Healthforce Center at UCSF survey reflecting on-the-ground responses from senior leaders. One hundred and sixty-one safety net health care leaders across California responded to our survey, which aimed to unearth organizations’ biggest...

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