Latest California Healthline Stories
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.
Valley Children’s Crisis Center Facing Its Own Crisis
Failure to meet state regulations threatens to close Fresno County’s only psychiatric crisis center for children and adolescents. County and state officials are hoping to work out a compromise that would allow the center to remain open.
Lawmakers, Advocates Call for New Consumer Health Office
An Assembly bill seeks to create a statewide Office of Health Consumer Assistance to help people navigate California’s fragmented, confusing system, which is about to grow by millions of previously uninsured Californians.
Advocates: Brown’s Budget Plan Hampers Healthy Communities
Changes to redevelopment laws in California could have direct ramifications for health care in some areas, but they might also carry broader repercussions for the health of Californians, according to redevelopment advocates.
Wellness, Cost-Cutting Main Themes at Health 2.0 Spring Event
Attendees at last week’s Health 2.0 conference in San Diego discussed ways to use information technology to keep people healthy and less susceptible to chronic problems, remove barriers to research and reduce the cost of health care.
Hits Keep Coming for Mental Health Community in California
Cuts in funding for two years running. Redirection of $861 million. Major shift of responsibility away from the state and onto the counties. Can all of that actually result in more efficient and integrated mental health care?
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.
Riverside County Working on Public Health Medical Home
The Riverside County Public Health Department is planning a patient-centered medical home system at its primary care clinics. Expected to increase efficiency and access, the new system will take about two years to install.
Concierge Medicine Growing in L.A., Orange Counties
Proponents of concierge medicine compare it to buying a first-class seat instead of economy on airplanes. Critics say new, direct models of payment growing in popularity in Southern California widen the gap between the haves and have-nots.
Experts Chart Direction of Health Care in California and Nation
Although it has an enviable position as one of the nation’s leaders in health care policy, California faces the same market forces shaping policy in other states. Experts gathered in Irvine recently to examine how California health trends influence the rest of the country — and vice-versa.