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Redefining the Safety Net

Should California establish a Basic Health Program for certain low-income residents? CHCF's Marian Mulkey captures a recent policy conversation in a Health Affairs blog.

Accountable Care in Action

A new post on the Health Affairs blog details how CalPERS kept costs down in Sacramento through a "virtual" ACO with insurers and providers.

Career Opportunity: Senior Program Officer

This position will play a major role in furthering the goals and objectives of the foundation's Better Chronic Disease Care program.

Special Reports

Friday, August 27, 2010

University of Colorado-Denver's Eric Coleman on the Need for Better Care Transitions

In a conversation for California Healthline, Eric Coleman, director of the Care Transitions Program at the University of Colorado-Denver, said that health care quality and safety issues often arise when a patient moves from one care setting to another.

Coleman said that the Society of Hospital Medicine's Project BOOST -- which stands for Better Outcomes for Older adults through Safe Transitions -- is developing tool kits and other resources to help hospitals and health care providers improve care transitions (California Healthline, 8/27).

The complete transcript of this Special Report is available as a PDF.

Running Time: 2:53

Reader Comments:
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  • 09/02/2010
  • Stephen Hansen

Is the 50% discount for 20 CA hospitals due to chcf's $280,000 subsidy of the usual $28,000 Project BOOST fee still available?



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