The Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF, announces a collection of research briefs from UC Berkeley and UCLA describing the impact of health care reform on providers serving low-income populations in California, as well as a clinic financial primer from UCSF.
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Our special competence lies in conducting and translating research across disciplines and fields to improve policy and practice. We undertake this work with a commitment to improve health and health care within local, state, national, and international communities and with a focus on improving the health of vulnerable populations.
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The UCSF/UC Hastings Consortium is an exciting new partnership that opens up opportunities for collaboration in education, research, and clinical service on issues related to law, science, and health policy. The Consortium will develop service opportunities, such as joint law-health clinics, especially for underserved populations. The Master of Studies in Law (MSL) is designed for science and health professionals.
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“Celebrating the institute’s anniversary strengthens our resolve to make our vision of high-value health systems worldwide a reality,” said UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, who described the institute as an incubator, innovator, and engine for change on the occasion of the institute's milestone celebration.
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Mentoring is a high priority for PRL-IHPS faculty and this year we have two star awardees - Congratulations!
- Adams Dudley—Academic Senate Distinction in Mentoring Award
- Ed Yelin—Harold S. Luft Award for Mentoring in Health Services and Health Policy Research
Co-principal investigator Tracey J. Woodruff, PhD, MPH, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive sciences at UCSF, along with Jennifer Parker, PhD, of the National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, found that at sites worldwide, the higher the pollution rate, the greater the rate of low birth weight.
Engaging University of California Stakeholders for Biorepository Research (EngageUC), plans to develop an ethical, efficient and sustainable system for obtaining, processing and sharing biospecimens and data.
This satellite session at the AIDS 2012 conference assessed the potential for global scale-up of integrated prevention campaigns (IPCs). Panels discussed various aspects of IPCs including: history; potential global impact; and policy, funding and sustainability.
The Hospital Quality Alliance approved and the National Quality Forum endorsed ICU mortality and ICU length of stay measures developed by Dr. R. Adams Dudley and his research team. For detailed information about the ICU outcomes methods, data collection tool, and data dictionary:
Health Services Research and AHRQ: Fulfilling John Eisenberg’s Dream
Health care quality is getting
the right care to the right patient
at the right time-every time.
Evidence is being produced
at an extremely rapid rate,
but its incorporation into clinical
practice is happening much more
slowly.
Presented by Dr. Carolyn Clancy,
Director for the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ)
A New Paradigm for Health Care in America
– A review of the challenges that lie
ahead and what it will take to succeed.
ahead and what it will take to succeed.
The Chancellor’s Health Policy
Lecture Series
Lecture Series
Presented by
Thomas A. Daschle
Thomas A. Daschle
A Conversation with
Thomas A. Daschle
– A review of the challenges that
lie ahead and what it will take to succeed.
lie ahead and what it will take to succeed.
Interview by Helene L. Lipton, PhD, Professor,
Department of Clinical Pharmacy
and Philip R. Lee Institute for
Health Policy Studies, UCSF.
Department of Clinical Pharmacy
and Philip R. Lee Institute for
Health Policy Studies, UCSF.
What Now? Health Reform in the Aftermath of the Supreme Court Decision
The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, and the decision is anticipated to have wide-reaching consequences for health care in America. In this panel discussion, experts from UCSF and UC Hastings College of the Law discuss the legal significance of the decision and its practical implications for health care.
The Great Debate: Single Payer Health Coverage vs. Traditional Health Insurance
The debate between single payer health coverage and traditional health insurance. Pros and cons. Speakers: Joanne Spetz, PhD, James G. Kahn, MD, MPH, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, UCSF
Health Care Reform in the U.S.
Stuart Altman, who co-authored "Power, Politics, and Universal Health Care" with David Shactman, details the history of healthcare reform efforts in the United States during the 1900s - 2000s, putting the current U.S. healthcare system into historical perspective.
Access is a Prerequisite to Quality
"Can Children Who Need Specialty Health Care Get in the Door?"
Dr. Karin Rhodes describes her work using audit methodology to identify and measure two dimensions of disparity in children's access to needed specialty care.
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Comparative Effectiveness Research: Will it Fulfill its Promise?
Comparative effective research is a tool that compares the benefits and harms of methods in order to improve the delivery and value of care. Dr. Harold Sox discusses this process and covers the background, methods, treatment response heterogeneity, political considerations, and outlook for CER.
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The Massachusetts Health Reform Experience with Dr. JudyAnn Bigby
Dr. JudyAnn Bigby, Secretary of the Massachusetts Department for Health and Human Services, has successfully implemented many aspects of Massachusetts' pioneering health care reform law. Massachusetts now has the lowest rate of uninsured persons in the United States.
What Can California Learn from the Massachusetts Health Reform Experience?
Clarie Brindis, Director of the UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, and Dr. JudyAnn Bigby, Secretary of the Massachusetts Department for Health and Human Services, discuss the major lessons that have been learned thus far in implementing health care reform.
Health Care Reform: Now What?
Mark B. McClellan, MD, PhD, talks about health care reform, the challenges of cost containment and implementing new strategies aimed at improving the quality of health care.
Health Care Reform: What Next?
Claire Brindis from the Philip R. Lee Institute for Heath Policy Studies at UCSF discusses health care reform with an expert in the field of health care and health policy, Mark McClellan of The Brookings Institution.
Inside Health Reform
Claire Brindis moderates a panel with Andrew Bindman, Mark Laret and Diane Rittenhouse who look at the passage and implication of health reform.