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Dirty ORs threaten UCLA Medicare funds
Jeopardizing much-needed Medicare dollars and patient safety, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center performed surgeries in unsanitary operating rooms (OR), reports the Los Angeles Times. A federal inspection of
Hospitals fined $650k for patient safety violations in California
A dozen California hospitals, including renowned University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center, are fined with a total of $650,000 for patient safety violations. The California
California hospitals fined $650K for public health violations
Twelve California hospitals face fines totaling $650,000 after medical mistakes that may have contributed to three patient deaths, according to ABC News. The California Department of Public Health
Arizona hospital, California health department lose patient records
Two more patient privacy incidents made news last week. Mountain Vista Medical Center in Mesa, Ariz., lost data cards that contained information on 2,284 endoscopy patients, the Arizona Republic
California 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
Hospitals fined $667K for patient privacy breaches
California's Department of Public Health has fined six hospitals $667,000 for failing to prevent patient privacy breaches. Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield was hit with the largest penalty,
Medical errors prove costly for 12 hospitals
Patients seeking medical care in California may want to avoid Southwest Healthcare System in Murrieta, which last Friday was fined for a state record seventh time by the California Department of
Understaffed hospital put ill babies at risk
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center endangered critically ill babies by operating its neonatal intensive care unit without enough staff, according to a report by state investigators. The unit continued to
Confidentiality breach: Hospital sent patient records to auto shop
Has your hospital looked at what's behind breaches of patient privacy? Two examples from California show just how easy it is to accidentally give unauthorized access to confidential patient medical
'Never events' in California hospitals on the rise
While many California hospitals like San Francisco General have been working hard in recent years to bring an end to "never events"--events that are never supposed to occur, such as leaving medical
