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RNs are Vital to Home Health Care Tech Success

Patient-centered monitoring technologies have the potential to improve the efficiency, cost, and accountability of chronic health care delivery, according to Healthforce Center's report. However,...
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Lasting Lessons from a Community Clinic Initiative

Leticia Lozano, LVN, the Health Center Manager at the Achievable Foundation, completed Cedars-Sinai Community Clinic Initiative: Managing to Leading Program in 2016. This intensive year-long...

9 Tips for Safety Net Providers in the New Political Reality

For those who work in the safety net the future may feel uncertain, especially in this new political landscape. The stakes are high: Although the future of the Affordable Care Act is uncertain and...

Post-election Q&A: What Now?

While the future of health care in this country is unclear and may be for some time, Healthforce Center at UCSF’s health policy experts can tell you what they know now, in addition to the best ways...

Shift Focus From Fear to Opportunity This Election

by Healthforce Center at UCSF Director Sunita Mutha, MD, FACP As we get ready to elect a new president, discussions around job creation should focus on one of the fastest growing sectors of our...

Thirty-two Clinicians Selected for CHCF Health Care Leadership Program

Thirty-two clinicians throughout the state of California have been chosen to participate in the California Health Care Foundation Health Care Leadership Program, which equips participants with the...

Expanding Training to Properly Staff Hospital-based Palliative Care Programs – A Clear Need, Unmet

By Healthforce Center Associate Director of Research Joanne Spetz and Center to Advance Palliative Care Director Diane E. Meier Background Palliative care provides patients with serious illness with...

How Leadership Training Gave One Woman the Confidence to Step Up

When opportunity knocks, sometimes you need a little encouragement to open the door. Lucinda Bazile, who graduated from Healthforce Center’s Clinic Leadership Institute in 2009, credits the coaching...

The Future of Community Health Workers

by Rebecca Hargreaves, Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Healthforce Center at UCSF Last month I had the pleasure of spending the day with more than 60 people from across various health care and...

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...