Latest California Healthline Stories
San Diego Diabetes Program Working, Gaining Attention
Community-based diabetes treatment using low-cost, culturally focused interventions can lead to effective disease management, according to a series of studies of a long-running San Diego program. Project Dulce’s success and alignment with larger goals of the Affordable Care Act have attracted attention around the country.
California Hospitals Team Up on Disaster Plans, but Federal Budget Cuts Could Affect Efforts
Cheri Hummel of the California Hospital Association, Kurt Kainsinger of UCLA Healthcare System, Claudia Marroquin-Frometa of Centinela Hospital Medical Center and Lisa Schoenthal of the California Emergency Medical Services Authority spoke with California Healthline about how California hospitals are forming partnerships to strengthen their disaster preparedness plans.
Northern California Addresses Safety-Net Challenges
Anticipating an influx of newly insured residents in 2014 when the Affordable Care Act fully takes effect, Northern California clinics are recruiting new primary care physicians and considering how to best use mid-level providers.
Report Urges Exchanges To Help Consumers Make Right Choices
When Covered California opens for business in 2014, one of the first and most important tasks will be to get people to sign up for the right coverage — a simple but crucial step in making the health benefit exchange a success, according to a new report released this week.
High Desert Hospitals Fighting for Financial Solvency
Three rural, stand-alone hospitals in the Inland Empire’s High Desert are facing serious financial challenges. Victor Valley Community Hospital in Victorville, Colorado River Medical Center in Needles and Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree are pursuing different strategies to regain financial solvency.
Neurological Institute Expands Telehealth Network
Rural hospital officials in the Central Valley said patients are benefiting from stroke specialists in Sacramento diagnosing and recommending treatment through a maturing, growing telehealth network.
Rebecca Onie of Health Leads Discusses Efforts To Help Patients Access Community Resources
Rebecca Onie, co-founder and CEO of Health Leads, spoke with California Healthline about how her organization teams up with health care providers to help patients access healthy food, safe housing and other community resources.
Exchange Official: Multistate Plans Not Same as Public Option
Multistate insurance plans to be offered under the Affordable Care Act aren’t substitutes for a public option and probably won’t have much influence on competition in California, according to a Covered California official.
Susannah Fox of Pew Research Center Talks About New Findings on Mobile Health Usage
Susannah Fox, associate director at the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, spoke with California Healthline about Pew’s latest study on Internet use among U.S. residents and new findings about the use of mobile phones to look up health-related information.
Smartphones Might Aid Health Effort in Rural California
The emerging use of cell phones and smartphones in medicine has been passing by rural communities, but that may be changing as mobile signals reach more remote areas of California. New technologies and new signals to broaden their reach could fill a burgeoning need.