UCSF CHV

Center for Healthcare Value at UC San Francisco: Leveraging academic medicine to reduce costs, increase value & enable innovation. RT ≠ Endorsement

[UCSF IHPS @UCSF_IHPS]

Congratulations to @JoanneSpetz who has been appointed the inaugural Brenda & Jeffrey L. Kang Presidential Chair in Healthcare Finance by @TalmadgeKing & simultaneously will assume the role of Assoc Director for Research at @UCSF_IHPS! https://t.co/PJxb32IYfF @UCSF @UCSFMedicine

[UCSF CHV @UCSF_CHV]

Announcing the UCSF Health FY19 Value Improvement Awards! Congratulations to the FY19 Value Improvement Award Recipients! View the list of winners here: https://t.co/v397cnWGgl

[UCSF CHV @UCSF_CHV]

Congratulations to George Sawaya, new Faculty Director of UCSF Center for Healthcare Value. “I'm honored to carry on the activities of @UCSF_CHV which has been critical in establishing and promoting a local culture focused on promoting high-value care.”
https://t.co/OzeEjX4auy

[UCSF CHV @UCSF_CHV]

Lecture: "Medical Reversal: Why 40% of what We Do is Mistaken"
Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH. May 21, 2019 2-3pm, Mission Hall, Room 2103
Identifying low value medical practices, their origins, and ways to reduce their frequency.

[UCSF CHV @UCSF_CHV]

Interested in healthcare value? Whether you are just coming up with a project, are already in the planning phase, or have done a project and want to enhance its impact, the CHV Improving Value Together Forum Wed, Apr 17, has a breakout session for you!
https://t.co/TP093FSheZ

[UCSF CHV @UCSF_CHV]

SAVE THE DATE! Wednesday, April 17, 2019 12 - 3:30 pm, 4th Annual
Improving Value Together Forum. Lange Room, Parnassus Library. Learn what others at UCSF are doing and tell them about your interests. Build bridges. Let’s Improve Value Together! RSVP: https://t.co/TP093FSheZ

[U-M IHPI @UM_IHPI]

Today's State of the Institute address includes many shout-outs to members for their achievements - including the names of those who have been chosen to take part in our Emerging Scholars exchange program with @PennLDI & @UCSF_IHPS : https://t.co/XlhOzeB6Gy #ihpi19

[R. Adams Dudley @RAdamsDudleyMD]

Congrats to @cabanam @UCSFChildrens on appointment to the US Preventive Services Task Force #USPSTF!

[UCSF Academic Senate @UCSFSenate]

The UCSF Academic Senate invites all UCSF faculty to attend the Senate/UCSF Library sponsored town hall, “Accelerating Open Access Publishing at UC through Negotiations with Elsevier.” Monday, December 10, 2018. 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Byers Auditorium. Live capture and Zoom available.

[R. Adams Dudley @RAdamsDudleyMD]

If you do drug benefit design & discount policy wrong, patients can pay MORE for generics than brand name drugs. @JYazdanyMD & Chien-Wen Tseng @uhmed show this happened to #Medicare #Infliximab biosimilar (generic) pts in 2017 https://t.co/z7LCnxjZoG

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

Catch-up #HPV vaccine effective for women aged up to 20 years—findings from new population case-control study of over 25000 US women published in @LancetChildAdol https://t.co/QEPpWFDiH8

[UCSF CHV @UCSF_CHV]

Deadline extended! Teaching to Choose Wisely 2018

The UCSF Center for Healthcare Value (CHV) is pleased to again sponsor the “Teaching to Choose Wisely” initiative.

Application deadline is May 7, 2018. Full details are can be found at: https://t.co/4pkkmDcQes

[UCSF CHV @UCSF_CHV]

Join us for an Interactive Day Focused on High-Value Healthcare at UCSF!
Tue, March 20, 2018 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM Millberry Union, @UCSF
RSVP: https://t.co/kYb12M0lNL

[UCSF CHV @UCSF_CHV]

RT @RAdamsDudleyMD Despite studies w/ 100,000s of women getting ultrasounds, blood tests, & using risk calculators, we still have no effective method of screening for #OvarianCancer per George Sawaya @UCSFMedicine #USPSTF et al in @JAMA_current https://t.co/BicGvkRGCQ

[R. Adams Dudley @RAdamsDudleyMD]

No single person has contributed more to modern medicine than #HenriettaLacks. Her family told her story @UCSF last night. Their comments @ 10:50, intvw w @dereckwpaul @ 34:15 https://t.co/X8oW3BKYy8

[UCSF IHPS @UCSF_IHPS]

Why are #emergencyroom visit rates increasing? Dr @ReneeYHsia discusses the reasons on @KPCC radio with @LarryMantle https://t.co/VByT4i6ToH

[UCSF CHV @UCSF_CHV]

Are Women skipping #PelvicExams When Told They Have Little Benefit? Dr George Sawaya @UCSF explains why. @pneighmond
https://t.co/jxVHaSUh4Z

[R. Adams Dudley @RAdamsDudleyMD]

#AHCJMedicaid Wondering what state #Medicaid eligibility rules are in your state. Get them (& CHIP) here: https://t.co/qvZmkFIdGf #ahcj17

[UCSF Imaging @UCSFimaging]

#UCSFhealthydiscourse #UCSF_CHV exploring "Should #mammography begin at 40 as opposed to 50 be covered by government funded programs?"

[UCSF Imaging @UCSFimaging]

Dr. Rita Freimanis giving opening statement at #UCSFhealthydiscourse #UCSF_CHV says "Screening mammography at age 40 makes the most sense"