Latest California Healthline Stories
Outsourcing May Grow as Health System Evolves
The health care industry, no stranger to outsourcing, may be looking for outside help more often and with a wider lens as the health care delivery system evolves.
Diane Meier of the Center to Advance Palliative Care Talks About Treating Critically Ill Patients
In part two of a two-part report, Diane Meier — professor of geriatrics and palliative medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care — spoke with California Healthline about how her experience treating critically ill patients led her to become an advocate for palliative care and other approaches that focus on the needs of patients and families.
Reform Talk Moving From Rhetoric to Bottom Line in Business Community
A new report based on a statewide “listening tour” indicates small business owners in the state are eager to move beyond political and legal wrangling and start figuring out what health reform will mean for the bottom line.
Diane Meier of the Center to Advance Palliative Care Talks About Goals of Treatment Approach
In part one of a two-part report, Diane Meier — professor of geriatrics and palliative medicine at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care — spoke with California Healthline about the definition of palliative medicine and how it encompasses more than hospice care.
Direct Messaging Called Major Advance in State’s HIE Effort
The health information technology community got a chance to see direct messaging — a new way to move information between providers who use different electronic health record systems — in action last week at a two-day conference.
Report: Grim Future for U.S. Docs; Outlook Brighter in California
Many physicians in California have a brighter outlook for the future of practicing medicine than the grim predictions in a national report released last week by The Physicians Foundation.
New Denials, Contentious Appeals Hearings Irk Senior Advocates
The question of who’s eligible for the new Community Based Adult Services program is once again a hot topic as advocates worry that the state might limit eligibility, while state officials insist nothing has changed about their approach.
No-Cost Clinic Faces Hard Times, Uncertain Future
Al Shifa Free Clinic near San Bernardino — one of two no-cost clinics in Riverside and San Bernardino counties providing care for uninsured residents — is scraping to make ends meet and exploring ways to survive under health care reform.
California Hospitals Take Issue With Leapfrog Group’s Recent Report Card on Patient Safety
Leah Binder of the Leapfrog Group, Jan Emerson-Shea of the California Hospital Association, Ashish Jha of the Harvard School of Public Health and Nancy Pratt of Sharp HealthCare spoke with California Healthline about how California hospitals fared in the Leapfrog Group’s recent report card on patient safety.
Residency Program May Help Doctor Shortage in Central Valley
A Visalia hospital will become a teaching institution for medical school graduates, a role that should help address a shortage of physicians in Tulare County. Experts say there are not enough residencies in California to meet the need of graduates seeking family medicine residencies.