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California Lawmaker Pushes To Expand Nurse Education Programs
The proposed degree program is intended to help the state fill an abundance of open advanced nursing and teaching positions. Officials for the UC system, which is the only state institution to offer such a program, said they will not oppose the bill. Contra Costa Times.
Ruling Lets Provision of San Francisco Health Law Continue
As part of its effort to invalidate the employer contribution provision of the Healthy San Francisco law, the Golden Gate Restaurant Association asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block the city from collecting payments from employers while the case is on appeal. Justice Kennedy denied the request. San Francisco Chronicle et al.
Google PHR Pilot Raises Privacy, Security Concerns
Critics of a new personal health record pilot announced yesterday by Google and the Cleveland Clinic have raised concerns that insurers, employers, drug companies and marketers could gain access to patients’ sensitive medical information. However, proponents of PHRs say the benefits outweigh the risks. USA Today.
California Hospital News Roundup for the Week of February 22, 2008
Valley Health System approved the sale of its Moreno Valley Community Hospital to Kaiser Foundation Hospitals for more than $47 million. Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital will close its inpatient psychiatric unit and lay off 212 employees in about two months.
State Cites Nursing Home in Escondido for Care Lapse
The California Department of Public Health issued an AA citation — the most serious citation it can issue — to Palomar Heights Care Center for the facility’s actions leading to the death of a patient. It is the second such citation for the facility in two years. San Diego Union-Tribune.