by Rick Ybarra | Oct 24, 2013 | Blog
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLikbHWwq4o&w=640&h=360] The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) recently solicited opinions from 18 physicians with a diverse range of experiences and specialties to share their ideas on what’s needed to control...
by Rick Ybarra | Sep 26, 2013 | Blog
A blog post published on August 27, 2013 titled, “Wielding the Carrot and the Stick: How to Move the U.S. Health Care System Away from Fee-for-Service Payment” highlights, in simplistic terms, the most significant challenge before us when it comes to truly reforming...
by Rick Ybarra | Sep 19, 2013 | Blog, Frances Fowler Wallace Memorial Award
The Frances Fowler Wallace Memorial for Mental Health Dissertation Award provides funding of up to $1,500 to support dissertation research expenses of doctoral students at The University of Texas at Austin. The foundation is currently accepting proposals for the...
by Rick Ybarra | Aug 21, 2013 | Blog
This post was co-authored with Ike Evans, public affairs specialist. The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health is proud of the work that is being undertaken by its integrated health care grantees. The challenges of integrating physical and behavioral health care, doing so...
by Rick Ybarra | Oct 16, 2012 | Blog
Two weeks ago, the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) held its annual conference in Austin. This year’s theme was “The Future of Integrated Healthcare: Activating Clinicians, Consumers, Researchers, and Policy Makers.” It became perfectly...