FROM THE FOUNDATION

Money in the Bank

The Medi-Cal EHR incentive program could provide up to $2 billion in federal incentives to eligible California providers and result in more state revenues and thousands of jobs.

The Good and Bad of High-Deductible Health Plans

Health Affairs looks at the pros and cons of consumers paying more of their medical costs. As HDHPs grow in popularity, billions of dollars may be saved, but prevention might decline.

Career Opportunity: Senior Program Officer

This position will play a major role in furthering the goals and objectives of the foundation's Better Chronic Disease Care program.

Privacy

Friday, February 17, 2012

St. Joseph's Data Breach Could Affect 31K Patients Statewide

This week, St. Joseph Health System announced that a recent data breach affecting 21,300 patients at two Orange County hospitals also might have exposed the health records of more than 10,000 patients from four hospitals in Napa, Petaluma and Santa Rosa. Officials said the compromised data did not include Social Security numbers, addresses or financial data.



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