Health Pilots

In this Health Pilots x In the Arena with NOW crossover episode, members of the BLOOM Clinic team at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland share how reflective supervision is helping them show up stronger for themselves, for each other, and for the families they serve. Hear as they discuss the emotional weight of pediatric primary care, the healing potential of reflective spaces, and how this t...

In this Health Pilots x In the Arena with NOW crossover episode, we dive into the transformative work of Petaluma Health Center’s Point Reyes and Bolinas sites. Joined by Judith Bravo and Christina Gomez-Mira, this conversation unpacks their participation in CCI’s Resilient Beginnings Network and their collaboration with Vital Village Networks. Together, they reflect on what it takes to build a mo...

Embrace change and maintain openness in the journey towards trauma-informed care.  -It's through this wisdom and guidance that we're excited to bring you a revealing and heartfelt interview featuring the Highland Hospital pediatrics team. Delving into understanding adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and trauma's impact on health, you'll hear each care team member offer insights on implementing A...

Explore the profound shift from viewing trauma-informed care as a logistical process to embracing it as a transformative philosophy. Join the dedicated pediatric care team from Petaluma Health Center's West Marin Clinics as they share insights from their Resilient Beginnings journey. This episode delves into understanding trauma's community-level impact on marginalized groups. The care team emphas...

Understanding trauma and resilience in children and families begins with supporting the care team and staff. In this episode, primary care pediatrician Niyi Omotoso and licensed clinical social worker Gillian Fynn from LifeLong Medical Care within the Resilient Beginnings Network unveil the profound impact of trauma-informed care in pediatric medicine. Discover LifeLong Medical Care's journey thro...

Health Pilots presents our next Resilient Beginnings feature, shining a light on the care team at Children's Health Center (CHC) at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. CHC's Kathryn Hallinan Aguilar, Maite Garcia, and Dannielle McBride take us inside the clinic's distinctive environment where a varying range of patient experiences, needs, and challenges converge. They discuss with us the in...

Health Pilots continues with our next feature from the Resilient Beginnings Network! We welcome pediatrician Dr. Sheshashree "Shesh" Seshadri and pediatric care coordinator Melissa Pereda from Bay Area Community Health (BACH), discussing their comprehensive approach to pediatric care,  specifically in administering screenings to identify adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Beyond sharing insight...

Discover how Community Medical Centers (CMC) in California's Central Valley transformed healthcare over the past decade with trauma-informed practices. Partnering with Resilient Beginnings Network at the Center for Care Innovations, they deepened their commitment, hiring community health worker Victoria Franco and social worker case manager Maria Moreno. Together, they administer ACEs screenings,...

In this episode, we explore the world of Alternative Payment Models (APMs) in healthcare. APMs offer a revolutionary approach to incentivizing high-quality, cost-efficient care delivery. CCI's own, Jessica Ortiz, is joined by Amit Pabla of Valley Community Healthcare in Los Angeles, in this engaging conversation around the changing landscape of healthcare payments. From his unique operational pers...

There are two sides of referral management to handle – inbound and outbound. In light of the growing need to adopt a low-touch approach that taps into technology while also leveraging workforce skills, Altura Centers for Health sought to make the referral management process as self-sustaining and automated as possible. To better tackle their large volume of referrals, they’ve begun to implement a...

What is equity-centered community design? This transformative concept focuses on centering the voices and decision-making power of individuals with lived experience, who Creative Reaction Lab refers to as “living experts.” It also calls on human-centered design experts and others to use their leverage, access, and influence to support and amplify community voices. In this session, CCI’s Chris Conl...

What does "community" mean to you? We chat with Anna Radoff, a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) lead strategist at Justice Informed, a social impact consulting firm. Anna helps us unpack what it means to engage stakeholders, invest in relationships, share power, create intergenerational change, and more! Here’s where you can learn more about the people, places, and ideas in this episode:  An...

Resolving care gaps requires more than simply introducing technological platforms and helping patients get familiar with digital processes. Despite the rise of video visits to help patients expand their access to numerous services, health centers are finding that a robust virtual care team experience may not necessarily be what all patients are looking for. This learning has helped Petaluma Health...

For many health centers and clinics, educating a diverse patient population about digital tracking tools to monitor blood pressure is a challenge. However, learning to adapt based on patient needs is vital to ensure both continuity of care and staff bandwidth. Asian Health Services (AHS) in Oakland, California, leverages health coaches and digital health advocates to support these evolving needs....

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been an emerging hot topic over the last several months with the rise of Open AI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s integration of ChatGPT technology into its Bing search engine, and Google’s announcement of its own chatbot, known as Bard. And while there are concerns about the more “general AI” technologies built to improve neural network capabilities so they are comparable t...

Health Pilots returns in 2023 and we’re kicking off this year with an “in-case-you-missed-it” episode from 2022, featuring one of our top, most popular episodes in this "Best of Health Pilots ." Enjoy! Scheduling appointments is one of the biggest challenges facing community health centers. Patients often lose those self-addressed postcard reminders, and manually calling patients to book a recall...

Video visits – a component of telehealth, hold both great promise and great responsibility. For health system leaders, it's an opportunity to deliver high quality care to more people. At the same time, if we're not intentional about implementing this service, we risk exacerbating the existing health disparities in our communities. With us for this episode are Jason Cunningham of West County Health...

Health centers can integrate new technology to improve their patients’ experiences before they even reach the front door. In this episode, we follow Altura Centers for Health throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in their campaign to enhance their digital check-in process. By working with two technology partners to develop an API – a software interface that allows different computer programs to communi...

We're bringing you a special crossover episode with Coleman Associates Innovation Podcast! Host Adrienne Mann is joined by CEO of Coleman Associates, Melissa Stratman, and CCI's own Sofi Bergkvist, as they share their thoughts on rebounding from the COVID-19 pandemic and launching into the future of health care. Hear about how they're dealing with staff burnout, tackling health disparities, facing...

Assessing patients on a one-to-one basis for social determinants of health (SDOH) is an important, yet often high-touch process conducted by health center staff. So what might a lower touch approach to these vital screenings look like? Northeast Valley Health Corporation (NEVHC) explored innovative solutions to assess the specific needs of its 80,000+ patients throughout Los Angeles County. Today...

Rolling out a new phone system can be a daunting undertaking for health centers, especially because it involves call center personnel as well as office managers, medical assistants, and IT staff. During the pandemic, this pivot was especially important to support staff who found themselves shifting to remote work or bouncing between their home and office workstation. West County Health Centers mad...

We chat with Xavier Ramey, chief executive officer of Justice Informed, a social impact consulting firm. He is an award-winning social strategist, noted public speaker, and conflict mediator. Xavier discusses with us the importance of language, ideas, narrative — and then how to create new, more impactful strategies. Here’s where you can learn more about the people, places, and ideas in this episo...

Happy Summer! CCI is taking a break this August. During this organization-wide closure, CCI staff are planning to “unplug” together — rescheduling activities, snoozing notifications, and turning off screens. If you’re also looking to unplug, you should find this episode particularly compelling! We invite you to take a moment to [re]listen to one of last year's most popular Health Pilots episodes c...

What does it look like to reshape the experience of scheduling appointments in a way that enhances the continuity of care? Patients manage competing commitments and may face certain barriers to make appointments and follow-ups. Community health center staff members are tasked daily with a large volume to meet the often insurmountable expectations of appropriately matching a given patient to the co...

"No has always meant go to me," says Tiffanie Harrison, a passionate educator, equity designer, and entrepreneur. We chat with Tiffanie about her work leading diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at schools and companies across the country. Learn about centering lived experience, how to create "brave spaces," community engagement, and more. Here’s where you can learn more about the pe...