Latest California Healthline Stories
Most Adolescents Not Getting Preventive Care, UCSF Study Shows
Almost two-thirds of adolescents in the United States don’t get the minimum recommended level of preventive health care services, according to researchers at UC-San Francisco. The authors of the study hope it will boost support for addressing preventive care in health care reform efforts in Washington, D.C., and California.
California Medical Residency Program Fights CMS for Funding
Stanislaus County officials and statewide doctors groups are yelling “Foul” after CMS cut off funding for a family practice residency program in the San Joaquin Valley. CMS officials say they’re obeying the law.
Primary Care Drives Jump in Patients for Planned Parenthood Clinics
Like most community clinics in California, Planned Parenthood clinics are seeing more patients during these economic hard times. And the handful of Planned Parenthood clinics offering primary care services are seeing more new patients seeking care for more than reproductive health issues.
New Law in California Raises the Bar for Interpretation Services in Medical Settings
Lisa Diamond of Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute; Alicia Fernandez of UC-San Francisco; Gloria Garcia-Orme of S.F. General; Anmol Mahal, a past president of CMA; Lynne Randolph of the state DMHC; and Ben Singer of Anthem BlueCross discussed the law with California Healthline.
California Public Hospitals See Major Influx of Patients as Recession, Job Losses Continue
William Jensen of Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Melissa Stafford Jones of the California Association of Public Hospitals, Kim Roberts of Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System and Anthony Wright of Health Access discussed the trend with California Healthline.
Shortage of Allied Health Workers Strains California Clinics
A survey released this month shows more than 80% of California’s community clinics reported difficulties in keeping allied health positions filled with qualified, trained personnel. The problem is expected to grow in the short- and long-term.
Financial Times May Get Harder for California Providers
California’s hospitals, nursing homes and clinics are reeling from a powerful one-two punch of the nation’s economic recession and the state’s difficulties in passing a budget.
Licensing Boards in California Step Up Criminal Background Checks for Health Care Workers
Deborah Burger of the California Nurses Association, Dean Chalios of the California Dental Association, Luis Farias of the Department of Consumer Affairs and Julianne D’Angelo Fellmeth of the Center for Public Interest Law at the University of San Diego discussed the effort.
Health Care Jobs Rank High With Young Californians
Young Californians, who don’t have a particularly rosy image of the employment situation in California, rank health care as the best place to look for a career, according to a survey commissioned by the California Wellness Foundation.
State Auditor Report Raps Medi-Cal Enrollment System
A report this month by the Bureau of State Audits criticizes the California Department of Health Care Services for failing to streamline the process for enrolling and tracking Medi-Cal providers.