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NewsCalifornia fines 7 facilities for privacy breaches
The California Department of Public Health has fined six hospitals and a nursing home a total of $792,500 for failing to prevent unauthorized access to patient data. Kern Medical Center in Read more...
FCC urged to reconsider narrowing of 'rural hospital' definition
Three entities serving healthcare or handling healthcare data are among the final 14 recipients of Department of Commerce stimulus funding to increase broadband access and adoption in underserved Read more...
Push for meaningful use leads to consolidation of two HIEs
California officials have designated a new organization to lead health information exchange efforts in the state in hopes of helping healthcare providers capture more than $3 billion in federal Read more...
Panel told of difficulties with lab results exchange
A task force of the federal Health IT Policy Committee heard testimony that electronic exchange of laboratory results could be a significant barrier to wide implementation of electronic health Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Tracking of controlled substances
California now has a statewide, web-based tool to track the use of narcotics and other controlled substances, in hopes of preventing duplication of prescriptions that could feed patient addictions. Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: CA telemedicine program hopes to lessen nursing shortage
Telemedicine backers pitch many benefits for the technology, including the ability to help people in their homes and extend a doctor's reach to rural areas. Now, a project in California hopes to use Read more...
Health IT helps CA medical groups improve care
Let's see if this news boosts group practice IT adoption. A new performance report from a large California trade group says the more groups participating in its Pay for Performance initiative Read more...
| Press ReleasesCalifornia Physician Groups Opposed to Rate Regulation InitiativeLOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- California Association of Physician Groups:Statement from Donald CranePresident and CEOCalifornia Association of Physician Groups “The California Association of Read more >> UnitedHealthcare Invests $5.6 Million in Family Healthcare Network to Help Improve Access to Quality Care in Tulare and KiInvestment is part of UnitedHealthcare’s California Health Care Investment Program, a 20-year, $200 million commitment to improve health care access for underserved communitiesFunding gives health Read more >> Tenet Management to Present at the J.P. Morgan Annual Healthcare Conference on January 9thDALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) today announced that Trevor Fetter, Tenet’s president and chief executive officer, and Biggs C. Porter, Tenet’s chief financial Read more >> Fresno Area Patients Have New Affordable Options for HealthcareMedLion expands direct primary care to Valley residents without insurance MONTEREY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nearly one in four Fresno residents is without any kind of health care coverage. MedLion, Read more >> Wy’East Medical’s High-Compliance Solutions Help Reduce Healthcare Worker Injuries as California’s Landmark Safe Patient HOregon’s premier medical device manufacturer addresses the challenges of “back-breaking” healthcare work with zero-lift patient transfer products to meet new requirements mandated by California’s AB Read more >> |
