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Quality of Care Woes Persist in California

Despite a heightened focus on patient safety in recent years, a new CHCF Almanac report finds that although incremental gains have been made, California is still grappling with quality improvement.

HIT Adoption Among California Dentists

What's the level of interest among California dentists in adopting health information technology, such as electronic dental health records, and how many are already making use of such systems? This snapshot of survey data provides some answers.

Health Care Reform's Formidable Challenge

A new Health Affairs analysis and commentary finds that while federal health care reform promises to overhaul the U.S. health care system, it does not adequately address growing Medicare spending.

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Special Reports

08/27/2010

University of Colorado-Denver's Eric Coleman on the Need for Better Care Transitions

VideoEric Coleman, director of the Care Transitions Program at the University of Colorado-Denver, talked with California Healthline about a new program that aims to help patients transition from one care setting to another.

08/11/2010

New Rules Requiring Health Insurers To Offer Preventive Services May Help Remove Barriers

AudioNed Calonge of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Tom Hubbard of the New England Healthcare Institute and Jerry Kominski of UCLA's School of Public Health discussed the new rules with California Healthline.

07/16/2010

New Study Linking End-of-Life Directives With Hospitalization Has Implications for California

AudioKenneth Brummel-Smith of Florida State University College of Medicine, Judy Citko of the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California and Jeffrey Yee of Woodland Healthcare spoke with California Healthline about the study.

06/15/2010

Officials, Health Care Providers Working To Reduce Patient Readmissions in California

AudioExperts spoke with California Healthline about a recent report from the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development that found more than one in three California hospital patients is readmitted within a year.

05/11/2010

Proposal To Make California Hospital Prices More Transparent Advances After DOJ Ruling

AudioJan Emerson of the California Hospital Association, John Glynn of the California Health Care Coalition and David Hopkins of the Pacific Business Group on Health discuss an initiative to boost transparency of hospital prices in California.

04/19/2010

Prevention, Wellness Provisions of Health Care Reform Law Could Have Big Long-Term Impact

AudioJohn Seffrin of the American Cancer Society, Steve Wojcik of the National Business Group on Health and Daniel Zingale of the California Endowment spoke with California Healthline about a shift in emphasis in the health reform law.

03/19/2010

California Moving Ahead With Efforts To Boost Adoption of Electronic Health Record Systems

AudioRobin Affrime of the Redwood Community Health Coalition, Carmella Castellano-Garcia of the California Primary Care Association and Speranza Avram of CalHIPSO share their thoughts on CalHIPSO's mission.

03/11/2010

Expert Touts Need for Quality Reporting To Produce Data for Patients, Not Just Practitioners

VideoR. Adams Dudley, a professor of medicine and health policy at UC-San Francisco, shared his thoughts about health care quality reporting initiatives and strategies for improving these efforts.

02/12/2010

Shift in Economic Conditions Diminishes Job Prospects for Nursing School Graduates in Calif.

AudioKathleen Dracup of the UCSF School of Nursing, Jan Emerson of the California Hospital Association, Deloras Jones of the California Institute for Nursing & Health Care and Brandy Logue of Samuel Merritt University share their thoughts on the situation.

01/28/2010

New Program Brings Health Care Stakeholders Together To Curb Hospital-Acquired Infections

AudioGene Grigsby of the National Health Foundation, Leslie Margolin of Anthem Blue Cross, Jon Rosenberg of DPH and the Hospital Council of Northern and Central California's Mary Lopez and Scott Seamons shared their thoughts on the new initiative.

01/15/2010

Health Advocates, Legislators See Little To Like in Governor's Proposed Health Program Cuts

AudioCarla Kakutani of the California Academy of Family Physicians, Wendy Lazarus of the Children's Partnership, Assembly member Jim Nielsen and Senate President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg discussed the governor's plan.

01/11/2010

New Jobs Training Effort Could Strengthen California's Allied Health Care Work Force

AudioJay Bhattacharya of Stanford University's Center for Health Policy and Cathy Martin of the California Hospital Association spoke with California Healthline about the possible impact of health care worker training programs.

12/23/2009

Federal Stimulus Funds Aim To Help Medi-Cal Providers Adopt Electronic Health Record Tools

AudioKim Ortiz of the Department of Health Care Services, Sean South of the California Primary Care Association and Mary Szecsey of West County Health Centers spoke with California Healthline about the new federal funds.

12/15/2009

New National Nurses Union Could Exert More Pressure on State, National Health Care Policy

AudioDeborah Burger of the California Nurses Association and the National Nurses Union and Harley Shaiken of UC-Berkeley spoke with California Healthline about a recent merger between three large nursing unions.

12/07/2009

County Leaders Look to Reform Bills To Help Strengthen California's Local Health Services

AudioTangerine Brigham of Healthy San Francisco, Marty Fenstersheib of Santa Clara County's health office and Tom Joseph of the California State Association of Counties spoke with California Healthline about public services.

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