Researchers evaluated California’s mental health crisis management and prevention programs in a report that called for more sustainable programs and community collaborations to support people with mental illness. The report's authors include staff and faculty affiliates from the Center for Healthcare Policy and Research.
A new report by the UC-led California State Policy Evidence Consortium investigates the impact of near-roadway air pollution on indoor air quality. Dominique Ritley and Katrine Padilla, researchers at the Center for Healthcare Policy and Research, co-authored the report.
Upon request from the state legislative health committees, the California Health Benefits Review Program provides analyses of the medical, financial, and public health impacts of legislation affecting health insurance benefits and mandates. The Center for Healthcare Policy and Research coordinates the program's UC Davis team.
The Center for Healthcare Policy and Research invites you to join the inaugural Applied Research Symposium, which will be held in-person and online via Zoom on March 21, 2024. All UC Davis faculty, students and staff are encouraged to register for the symposium.
A new economic analysis of a telewellness, weight loss study found that a community-based “whole health” program is a cost-effective approach to improving wellness among vulnerable populations. The analysis was published in AJPM Focus by a team from the Center for Healthcare Policy and Research.
Patrick Romano is a healthcare quality expert who leads the Center for Healthcare Policy and Research's quality and safety research, including the AHRQ Quality Indicators program. The award supporting this work was recently renewed for three years with $1.4 million of funding. In this Q&A, Romano discusses the importance of healthcare quality and safety research and his latest work.
As we enter our 30th year in 2024, staff and faculty at the UC Davis Center for Healthcare Policy and Research are reflecting on the Center’s accomplishments and looking forward to the future.
The UC Davis Center for Healthcare Policy and Research was awarded the 2023 Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program grant to develop updated patient safety alerts.
A study led by a team from the Center for Healthcare Policy and Research found that the specialist you see first for your neck pain has a big impact on how your condition gets diagnosed and treated.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded the Center for Healthcare Policy and Research a grant to develop and test a team-based strategy to improve treatment for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD). The $1 million grant will help design an intervention that supports low-income and other vulnerable patients who seek OUD care in emergency departments.