San Francisco General Hospital Physician Named Director Of AHRQ
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a division of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, aims to produce research and evidence to improve the quality and safety of health care. Dr. Andrew Bindman will start May 2.
Modern Healthcare:
Andrew Bindman Named Director At AHRQ
Dr. Andrew Bindman has been named director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, effective May 2. Bindman is a primary-care physician at safety net San Francisco General Hospital. Bindman is a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow and was a staffer on the Energy and Commerce Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. He served as a senior health policy adviser from 2011 to 2014, and worked to establish new Medicare payment codes for transitional care and chronic care management. (Sandler, 4/28)
In other news from across the state —
Bay Area News Group:
Hayward Man's Lawsuit Accuses Nursing Home Of Causing Him Life Threatening Injuries
A Hayward man suffered life threatening injuries at a Fremont nursing home, according to a lawsuit filed this month. (Ramos, 4/28)
The Bakersfield Californian:
Bat With Rabies Prompts Health Alert
Residents in the neighborhood around Q and W. Columbus streets received leaflets this week about rabies after a bat killed by a local cat tested positive for the disease. The cat was later euthanized at the owners' request as a precaution to make sure no humans were exposed, according to the Kern County Public Health Department. The last time a domestic cat was identified with rabies was in 2012. (4/28)
The Press Democrat:
Health Careers Academy Gives Sonoma County Teens Close-Up View Of Medical Jobs
Meghan O’Leary knew early on she wanted to go into the medical field. She spent much of her childhood caring for her mother, who O’Leary said suffered from severe liver cirrhosis and other health problems before she died last year. (Gonzalez, 4/28)