Improving Specialty Care Referral Process and Creating Culture of Collaboration for Santa Clara County Safety Net Providers with E-‐Consult Friday, April 06, 2018
Three years ago, when a primary care provider in the Santa Clara County safety net referred someone to a specialist for follow-‐up care, they relied on the patient to set up the appointment, a system that ultimately didn’t work. Within six months of being referred, 50 percent of patients h ..
Congress abandons community health centers, hurting thousands in Bay Area Tuesday, December 12, 2017
By Anna G. Eshoo and Dolores Alvarado On Sept. 30, critical funding for federally qualified community health centers expired.
This perceived lack of urgency endangers the health of our nation’s most vulnerable. Now, every community health center in California faces drastic cuts in feder ..