A hospital charge description master, also known as a chargemaster or CDM, contains the prices of all services, goods, and procedures for which a separate charge exists. It is used to generate a patient's bill. As required by the Payers' Bill of Rights, each hospital is required to submit a copy of its chargemaster, a list of average charges for 25 common outpatient procedures, and the estimated percentage change in gross revenue due to price changes each July 1.
Comments document may be found at: http://www.oshpd.ca.gov/Chargemaster/Hospitals/2013/San%20Francisco%20General%20Hospital/106380939_Comments_2013.docx

A hospital charge description master, also known as a chargemaster or CDM, contains the prices of all services, goods, and procedures for which a separate charge exists. It is used to generate a patient's bill. As required by the Payers' Bill of Rights, each hospital is required to submit a copy of its chargemaster, a list of average charges for 25 common outpatient procedures, and the estimated percentage change in gross revenue due to price changes each July 1.

A comments document may be found at: http://www.oshpd.ca.gov/Chargemaster/Hospitals/2013/San%20Francisco%20General%20Hospital/106380939_Comments_2013.docx

Mapping the Gaps: Mental Health in California
About 1 in 20 adults in California suffers from a serious mental illness, though rates can vary widely by region. What other factors tied to mental illness show similar geographic variations?

California shows wide geographic variation in rates of serious mental illness. The state’s poorest areas often have the highest rates of mental illness, and they are also among the regions with the fewest licensed mental health professionals to provide treatment.

Read more: http://www.chcf.org/publications/2013/07/data-viz-mental-health#ixzz30sfw3y00

Lists intersecting Supervisor Districts and ZIP Codes for City and County of San Francisco, and provides contact information for the corresponding supervisor.

CDPH.CA.GOV - LNC - 2010 Hospitals (185189)

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Hospital location information. Hospital types include: Acute Psychiatric, Chemical Dependency Recovery, General Acute Care

Posted on December 20, 2011 by CA Data Directory Administrator

Agency: California Department of Public Health

Healthy People 2020 Download all data for Mental Health and Mental Disorders Including:

*Reduce the suicide rate
*Reduce suicide attempts by adolescents
*Reduce the proportion of adolescents who engage in disordered eating behaviors in an attempt to control their weight
*Reduce the proportion of persons who experience major depressive episodes (MDEs)
*Reduce the proportion of adults aged 18 years and older who experience major depressive episodes (MDEs)
*Increase the proportion of primary care facilities that provide mental health treatment onsite or by paid referral
*Increase the proportion of children with mental health problems who receive treatment
*Increase the proportion of juvenile residential facilities that screen admissions for mental health problems
*Increase the proportion of persons with serious mental illness (SMI) who are employed
*Increase the proportion of adults with mental health disorders who receive treatment
*Increase the proportion of adults aged 18 years and older with serious mental illness (SMI) who receive treatment
*Increase the proportion of adults aged 18 years and older with major depressive episodes (MDEs) who receive treatment
*Increase the proportion of persons with co-occurring substance abuse and mental disorders who receive treatment for both disorders
*Increase depression screening by primary care providers
*Increase the proportion of homeless adults with mental health problems who receive mental health services

Health Technology Forum Code-a-thon: Survey for Providers

Responses to Questions Include:
*What are the Top 5 challenges (aside from cost), that you face in providing adequate mental health care for your patients?
*Do you currently have measures in place, to address the above challenges on an ongoing basis? If yes, what types of measures do you use?
*Would you consider using a mobile device/application that helped you monitor the daily health/well-being of your patient?
*Would you recommend the use of web-based applications to your mental health patients/caregivers, so they can access their clinical information?

The San Francisco Department of Public Health Innovation Hub for the Safety Net and The Health Technology Forum
http://ciaqsf.org/programs/innovation-hub.html
http://healthtechnologyforum.com/

Despite the high prevalence of mental health and substance use problems, too many Americans go without treatment — in part because their disorders go undiagnosed. Regular screenings in primary care and other healthcare settings enables earlier identification of mental health and substance use disorders, which translates into earlier care. Screenings should be provided to people of all ages, even the young and the elderly.
The resources include:
•Depression Screening Tools,
•Drug & Alcohol Use Screening Tools,
•Bipolar Disorder Screening Tools,
•Suicide Risk Screening Tools,
•Anxiety Disorders Screening Tools,
•Trauma Screening Tools

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) provides on-line resource for locating drug and alcohol abuse treatment programs. The Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator lists:

Private and public facilities that are licensed, certified, or otherwise approved for inclusion by their State substance abuse agency

Treatment facilities administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Indian Health Service and the Department of Defense.

SAMHSA endeavors to keep the Locator current. All information in the Locator is completely updated each year, based on facility responses to SAMHSA's National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services. The most recent complete update occurred on April 16, 2012 based on data collected as of March 31, 2011 in the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services. New facilities are added monthly. Updates to facility names, addresses, telephone numbers and services are made weekly, if facilities inform SAMHSA of changes.

The Quick Guide to Health Literacy is for government employees, grantees and contractors, and community partners working in healthcare and public health fields.

It contains:

*A basic overview of key health literacy concepts

*Techniques for improving health literacy through communication, navigation, knowledge-building, and advocacy

*Examples of health literacy best practices

*Suggestions for addressing health literacy in your organization

*Contains a list of resources, including Web sites, research studies, and additional publications on health literacy.