Research Projects

CommunityConnect Social Needs Case Management Program

Grantee Organization: The Aligning Systems for Health Program

Dr. Brewster and team completed a study of how cross-sector alignment infrastructure was used and adapted in response to the pandemic, focusing on the CommunityConnect social needs case management program of Contra Costa County, California. The research team used qualitative methods...

UC Berkeley CHOIR receives California Department of Health Care Services grant to examine Medi-Cal health equity measures

Grantee Organization: California Department of Healthcare Services

The Center for Healthcare Organization and Innovation Research (CHOIR) at UC Berkeley School of Public Health has been awarded a two-year $430,000 grant by the California Department of Healthcare Services (DHCS). The grant will allow CHOIR researchers to...

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts' Efforts to Advance Health Equity

Grantee Organization: Commonwealth Fund

Our team has been awarded a two-year $397,090 grant by the Commonwealth Fund. Led by our director, Hector Rodriguez, UC Berkeley School of Public Health professor of health policy and management—will conduct an independent external evaluation of...

National Survey of Healthcare Organizations and Systems (NSHOS II) Physician Practice Survey

Grantee Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

In partnership with Dartmouth College, we will be fielding the second wave of the National Survey of Healthcare Organizations and Systems (NSHOS II) Physician Practice Survey this year. The project will enable us to look at changes over time in physician practice capabilities with important new content on primary care practice...

Effective Partnership Strategies in High Performing Area Agencies on Aging

Grantee Organization: Donaghue Foundation and Retirement Research Foundation

Focusing on cross-sector partnerships to support the health of older adults, Dr. Brewster and colleagues are also applying mixed methods to understand the ...

The Impact of Telehealth Implementation During the Pandemic on Quality of Hypertension And/or Diabetes Care

Grantee Organization: Dartmouth College’s Center of Excellence - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Grant

The COVID-19 pandemic initially accelerated primary care practice adoption of telehealth for chronic care...

State Medicaid Reforms and Equitable Chronic Care Management for Diverse Medicaid Beneficiaries

Grantee Organization: National Institute of Aging and a California Policy Lab

Drs. Brewster and Rodriguez will analyze data from the Transformed...