CITPH is a finalist for The McKesson Foundation’s Mobilizing for Healthsm Grant Program. The study, Mobilizing Family Health Centers of San Diego for Health, will deploy an interactive mobile health information service, in order to demonstrate among a largely Hispanic population with type 2 diabetes the intervention’s effectiveness in improving HbA1c levels, reducing “no show… Read More
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CITPH, in collaboration with Mathematica Policy Research, has been selected by the Health Resources Services Administration to conduct a national evaluation of the implementation and effects of the Text4babysm text messaging program. Text4Baby is an innovative health communication tool that uses mobile technology to reach pregnant and post-partum women. Text4Baby is currently used by over… Read More
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 Category: home page, mHealth No Comments 
Cecili Thompson Williams, the Outreach Director on the Campaign for Better Care at the National Partnership for Women & Families, along with the Center for Technology and Aging and the Center for Innovation and Technology in Public Health hosted a webinar on technology-enabled strategies for social action and advocacy to improve chronic care for vulnerable… Read More
Friday, September 17th, 2010 Category: Targeted Initiatives, Tech Summit No Comments
PHI also provided CDC with key recommendations and outlined specific action steps that can be taken by CDC in supporting local health departments as their roles and functions evolve, particularly with regard to achieving broad national health care goals. Matrix of Key Recommendations
Monday, September 13th, 2010 Category: Health Reform and Local Health Departments No Comments
Evidence is emerging that several new technologies, including remote patient-monitoring devices, medication optimization systems, and tools that improve caregiver-to-caregiver and caregiver-to-patient communications, can significantly reduce the need for hospital readmissions and lower costs by enabling a greater level of care coordination and integration. However, providers and researchers lack sufficient information about the best ways to… Read More
Monday, September 13th, 2010 Category: 30-day Readmissions, home page, Targeted Initiatives 1 Comment
CMS is looking to recoup some of the $15 billion it spends on readmissions a year. It intends to start denying payment for 30-day readmissions for Heart Failure, Pneumonia, and Acute Myocardial Infarction beginning in 2010. Over 2008-2009, HealthTech worked with its hospital partners to address the business challenges facing healthcare organizations in eliminating 30-day… Read More
Monday, September 13th, 2010 Category: 30-day Readmissions, Targeted Initiatives No Comments
The California Endowment sponsored HealthTech and The Children’s Partnership (TCP) to link research on technology-enabled innovations through the use of information and communications technology (ICT) to opportunities for action now in reducing health disparities among low-income and other underserved children in California. Over 2008-2009, HealthTech and TCP researched and discussed with more than 100 experts… Read More
Monday, September 13th, 2010 Category: Children's Health, Targeted Initiatives No Comments
HealthTech’s research work over 2008-2009 involved considerable study of the field of independent aging through review of the literature and expert interviews with over 100 policy, program and technology experts nationwide. Research outputs included the development of 10-year forecasts in two areas: Emerging Technologies and the Future of Independent Living and Future Environments for an… Read More
Monday, September 13th, 2010 Category: Independent Living, Targeted Initiatives No Comments
This report, prepared for the California HealthCare Foundation, examines the current status, challenges, and opportunities for behavioral health information systems, particularly electronic health records (EHRs) and personal health records (PHRs), that support government-sponsored mental health services for children and adolescents in California. It focuses on young people because they are the most diverse segment of… Read More
Monday, September 13th, 2010 Category: Behavioral Health No Comments
In association with the Center for Technology and Aging, a grantee of The SCAN Foundation that is devoted to the diffusion of technology to help older adults live independently, CITPH recently hosted a panel of experts to identify ways to deliver better care for older adults. Entitled “The SCAN Foundation Technology Summit: Enhancing Social Action… Read More
Monday, September 13th, 2010 Category: home page, Targeted Initiatives, Tech Summit No Comments
