Latest California Healthline Stories
New Telehealth Program Aims To Increase Specialist Care in Northern California
Seeking to improve access to health care providers — especially specialists — for new enrollees under Covered California, Blue Shield of California and Adventist Health launched a telehealth initiative targeting Northern California rural communities.
UC-Merced, UC-Davis Collaborate on New Virtual Physical Therapy Software
A new version of a gaming system being used for health care applications in the Central Valley may motivate patients, cut costs and deliver efficient care in hard-to-reach situations.
Information Exchange Efforts Outlined
California health information exchange officials have produced a series of webinars examining innovations and developments throughout the state.
Teledentistry Gets Boost From Assembly
A bill to expand the virtual dental home by bringing teledentistry to rural Californians passed the Assembly floor on a near-unanimous vote yesterday.
Campaign To Get California Latinos Online
The Latino Community Foundation is working to get California Latinos connected to the Internet to take advantage of online health care opportunities.
Is California Ready for Telehealth Growth?
We asked stakeholders and experts if California is ready for rapid growth of telehealth technologies which researchers say will increase eightfold over the next five years in the U.S.
Health Information Exchange Taking Root in Northern California
Northern California health information organizations — both established and nascent — are participating in statewide pilot programs and initiatives promoting health data exchange.
As Stimulus Money Ends, Summit Looks at Future of Health Information Effort
Industry leaders and stakeholders gathered this week for an annual summit in Sacramento to chart a course for health information technology in California that won’t include federal stimulus funding, which ends in three months.
3 Projects Push Personal Health Records
Three pilot projects from the state’s Office of Health Information Integrity are aimed at giving Californians access to their personal health information.
New Map Shows Health Technology Reach
Use of health information technology is expanding rapidly in California, according to a new map released yesterday showing the status of health information exchange in each of the state’s 58 counties.