Latest California Healthline Stories
Effort To Standardize U.S. Hospitals’ Use of Color-Coded Wristbands on Patients Underway
Jan Emerson of the California Hospital Association, Beth Feldpush of the American Hospital Association and Niraj Sehgal of UC-San Francisco spoke with California Healthline about the pros and cons of the project.
Economy a Hurdle for Children’s Hospital Bond Measure
Proposition 3 seeks $980 million in bond funds to expand children’s hospitals in California. Voters like the idea but worry about adding financial burden to already troubled state finances.
Growth of Private Imaging Centers Brings Warnings About Radiation From CT Scans
William Dillon of UCSF, David Schauer of the National College of Radiation Protection and Measurements and Arl Van Moore of the American College of Radiology spoke with California Healthline about private centers that offer CT scans.
Governor Signs Bill Promoting School-Based Health Centers
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill creating a framework to expand school-based health centers, but no funding is attached. “That’s our next challenge,” said the head of the California School Health Centers Association.
California Lobbies CMS Over Changes in Family Planning Program
Family planning advocates say federally ordered changes in California’s Family Planning, Access, Care and Treatment program will harm patients and cost the state and federal governments more money in the process.
Robotic Telemetry Expands Patient Care Options for Small Hospitals Throughout California
Jim Gude, an intensive care physician in Northern California, Ben Kanter of Pomerado Hospital in Escondido, Valerie Takes of Palm Drive Hospital in Sebastopol and Yulun Wang of InTouch Health discussed the trend with California Healthline.
Health Care Advocates Warn of ‘Dark Times’ for Latinos
Economic woes in California and across the nation make for a dim outlook for health care efforts for at least the next year, according to health care advocates in California. Recent research indicates that Latinos are at heightened risk of diabetes and face obstacles to care.
California Falls Far Short of Federal Guidelines for Nurse-to-Student Ratios in Schools
Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.), Linda Davis-Alldritt of the state Department of Education, Nancy Spradling of the California School Nurses Association and Mary Jean Schumann of the American Nurses Association discussed the shortage.
Campaigns Launched To Move Californians From Fat to Fit
Even before a statewide survey confirmed this month that Californians are overweight, out of shape and getting that way earlier in life, health and government officials were responding with an array of programs and legislation to combat obesity.
California, White House in Standoff Over SCHIP Directive
Three days after California refused to comply with a federal directive concerning the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, federal officials backed off and effectively put new guidelines on hold.