Latest California Healthline Stories
Bridget Duffy of ExperiaHealth Discusses How Empowering Patients Can Help Improve Care
Bridget Duffy, CEO of ExperiaHealth, spoke with California Healthline about efforts to help patients navigate the health care system and the benefits of focusing on patient experience.
Health Care Providers Gearing Up To Roll Out Accountable Care Organizations in California
Don Crane of the California Association of Physician Groups, Kristen Miranda of Blue Shield of California and Leah Newkirk of the California Academy of Family Physicians spoke with California Healthline about efforts to create accountable care organizations in California.
Southern California Hospitals Taking Action To Combat Spread of Drug-Resistant ‘Superbug’
Julia Hallisy of the Empowered Patient Coalition, Jim Lott of the Hospital Association of Southern California and Greg Moran of Olive View-UCLA Medical Center spoke with California Healthline about efforts to address carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Suzanne Delbanco of Catalyst for Payment Reform Discusses Ideas on Paying for Care
Suzanne Delbanco, executive director of Catalyst for Payment Reform, spoke with California Healthline about a growing movement to improve the delivery of care by transforming health care payment structures across the U.S.
California’s Hospital Systems Try To Be Accountable
Three major California health systems are embarking on transformative changes ahead of the federal health law’s major payment reforms. Sutter Health, Sharp HealthCare and Scripps Health all are eyeing a range of new opportunities — and challenges — that lie ahead.
Kaiser Seeks Big Ideas for Small Hospitals
Kaiser Permanente is launching a hospital design competition looking for new ways to use technology and facility design to deliver care in a small hospital. The international contest, which includes compensation of up to $750,000 for finalists, is open to students, architects, engineers, designers and multidisciplinary teams.
How Hospital Transformed Care Model in Tough Economy
Despite low funding and high demand, some public hospitals are not only surviving, but thriving. One county hospital says its success lies in reshaping itself and its image using principles embodied in its Innovative Care Center.
California Hospitals Taking Steps To Reduce Rates of Health Care-Associated Infections
Kim Delahanty of the UC-San Diego Health System, Kevin Reilly of the Department of Public Health and Debby Rogers of the California Hospital Association spoke with California Healthline about efforts to curb health care-associated infections.
State Gathering Info on Hospital-Acquired Infections
The state Department of Public Health recently released its first report on “healthcare-associated infections” (HAI) — those infections patients actually get while they’re in the hospital, such as surgical site infections or the antibiotic-resistant staph infection known as MRSA. (The full name of MRSA is the methicillin-resistant staphyloccocus aureus infection).
HAIs prompted some public outrage, both nationally and in California, and public health was charged doing something about it.
A year from now, state officials expect to have enough consistently compiled data to provide valid comparisons, officials said.
‘Baby Cams’ Link Parents, Newborns in Intensive Care
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital is one of the first in Northern California to use new technology to link parents with their newborns in the intensive care unit when they can’t be there to hold them in person.