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All Over the Map

Newly updated to include breast cancer, prostate cancer, and spine procedures, this CHCF-sponsored research shows that practice patterns vary dramatically from place to place.

Medi-Cal Transforms

Medi-Cal is the main source of health insurance for one in five Californians. An updated report gives an overview of the program's key features, describes how the program is evolving, and examines the challenges ahead.

Obama Care in the Second Term

CHCF is a long-time sponsor of the UC Irvine Forecast Conference. A webcast of this year's conference on health policy in President Obama's second term is now available.

Health IT

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11/21/2012

Susannah Fox of Pew Research Center Talks About New Findings on Mobile Health Usage

VideoSusannah Fox, associate director at the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, spoke with California Healthline about Pew's latest study on Internet use among U.S. residents and new findings about the use of mobile phones to look up health-related information.

02/27/2012

New California Law Seeks To Expand Telehealth Services for Medicaid Beneficiaries

AudioApril Armstrong and Thomas Nesbitt of UC-Davis Health System, Mario Gutierrez of the Center for Connected Health Policy, Jen Lang-Ree, a nurse practitioner in California, and Jonathan Lopez, a dermatology patient, spoke with California Healthline about a new law that expands and streamlines telehealth services in the state.

10/11/2011

Wendy Everett of NEHI Discusses How New Technologies Can Improve Care, Cut Costs

VideoWendy Everett, founding president of the New England Healthcare Institute, spoke with California Healthline about efforts to encourage health care providers to adopt innovative electronic health systems that could improve health care quality and reduce costs.

10/04/2011

Health 2.0 Conference Focuses on Patient-Centered Technology To Promote Wellness

AudioJonathan Attwood of Zamzee, Stephen Downs of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Chris Hewett of Mindbloom, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Farzad Mostashari and Christine Robins of BodyMedia spoke with California Healthline about new consumer-focused health innovations.

09/22/2011

Groups Tap Funding for Mobile Health Efforts Targeting Seniors With Chronic Conditions

AudioDavid Lindeman of the Center for Technology and Aging, Nancy Pratt of Sharp HealthCare, René Seidel of the SCAN Foundation and Steven Wallace of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research spoke with California Healthline about how mobile health technology could benefit seniors.

12/08/2010

Earl Ferguson of the Southern Sierra Telehealth Network on Using Technology To Improve Care

VideoEarl Ferguson, director of the Southern Sierra Telehealth Network, spoke with California Healthline about how telemedicine tools can help people in rural areas obtain access to primary care providers and specialists.

03/19/2010

California Moving Ahead With Efforts To Boost Adoption of Electronic Health Record Systems

AudioRobin Affrime of the Redwood Community Health Coalition, Carmella Castellano-Garcia of the California Primary Care Association and Speranza Avram of CalHIPSO share their thoughts on CalHIPSO's mission.

12/23/2009

Federal Stimulus Funds Aim To Help Medi-Cal Providers Adopt Electronic Health Record Tools

AudioKim Ortiz of the Department of Health Care Services, Sean South of the California Primary Care Association and Mary Szecsey of West County Health Centers spoke with California Healthline about the new federal funds.

09/25/2008

Robotic Telemetry Expands Patient Care Options for Small Hospitals Throughout California

AudioJim Gude, an intensive care physician in Northern California, Ben Kanter of Pomerado Hospital in Escondido, Valerie Takes of Palm Drive Hospital in Sebastopol and Yulun Wang of InTouch Health discussed the trend with California Healthline.

08/22/2008

California Effort Builds Case for Doctors To Use Telemedicine To Diagnose, Treat Strokes

NoneRon Fellman of BF Technologies, Walter Koroshetz of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes, and neurologist Brett Meyer, co-director of the UC San Diego Stroke Center, discussed the project.

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