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MISSION

We believe that to be patient-centered, a health delivery system must deliver the right care in the right place at the right time, for the right cost.

A keen focus on these goals, combined with the clinical and research expertise of those in The PLACE™ network, can dramatically change our ability to evaluate, deliver, and finance accessible, high quality, high value care.

We are committed to performing rigorous, translational research that can influence health policy and health care delivery on a practical level.

Highlights

UCSF Department of Emergency Medicine – First in the Nation to be Designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Emergency and Trauma Care

Pictured above: Drs. Andrea Tenner (left) and Renee Hsia (right) -- Co-Directors, UCSF WHO Collaborating Centre for Emergency and Trauma Care; Dr. Teri Reynolds (middle) -- Lead, WHO Emergency, Trauma and Acute Care Programme

Dr. Maria Raven (top), Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, and Dr. Hemal Kanzaria (bottom), Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, received pay-for-performance grants from the San Francisco Health Plan to implement the ED information exchange (PreManage ED) at San Francisco-based hospitals and to promote data transparency on hospital diversion.

Dr. Jahan Fahimi, Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, has been selected to serve as the Value Improvement Director for UCSF Health. His key new responsibilities include: (1) Developing and implementing a value measurement framework to capture and report on the impact of improvement work across UCSF Health; (2) Providing leadership and support to Unit-Based Leadership Teams during the Value Improvement Cycle; and (3) Working closely with Decision Support Services and the Finance Office, and participating/serving on key UCSF Health Finance and Budget committees.