Special Reports

01/05/2009

New Laws in California Set Sights on Preventing Hospital-Acquired Infections

AudioState Sen. Elaine Alquist and Kathleen Billingsley, deputy director of the state Department of Public Health's Center for Health Care Quality, talked with California Healthline about two new laws aimed at curbing hospital-acquired infections.

12/19/2008

Cash Infusion From First 5 California Keeps Enrollment Open for Healthy Families Program

AudioLesley Cummings of the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board, Wendy Lazarus of the Children's Partnership and Kris Perry of First 5 California talked to California Healthline about creative financing to keep Healthy Families up and running.

12/12/2008

Physician Organizations Have Mixed Reactions To Decision Upholding Ban on Balance Billing

AudioDon Crane of  the California Association of Physician Groups, Elena Lopez-Gusman of the American College of Emergency Physicians and Lynne Randolph from the state Department of Managed Health Care discussed the ruling.

12/05/2008

Health Care Providers From Other Countries Face Hurdles Getting Licensed in United States

AudioJeanne Batalova of the Migration Policy Institute; John Cordova and Jose Pena from the immigrant aid organization Welcome Back; and Kevin Schunke of the California Medical Board discuss the issue with California Healthline.

11/24/2008

Medicare Payment Delays Push California Physicians To Stop Accepting New Patients

AudioMike Barlow of Palmetto, Dev GnanaDev of the California Medical Association, and Sandra Newman and Julian Delgado of the California Academy of Family Physicians discussed the situation with California Healthline.

11/14/2008

Critics Argue for Overhaul, Expansion of California High-Risk Health Insurance Program

AudioElizabeth Landsberg of the Western Center on Law and Poverty, Anthony Wright of Health Access and Robert Zirkelbach of America's Health Insurance Plans spoke to California Healthline about the state's high-risk insurance program.

11/05/2008

Privacy Breaches at UCLA Highlight Need for Action on Privacy Throughout UC System

AudioKathleen Billingsley of the California Department of Public Health's Center for Healthcare Quality, Roxanne Moster of UCLA and Patrick Schlesinger of the University of California discussed security breaches with California Healthline.

10/28/2008

Autism Advocates Pushing for State Laws Requiring Health Insurers To Cover Treatments

AudioKristin Jacobson of advocacy group Autism Speaks, Susan Pisano of America's Health Insurance Plans and Antonio Hardan of Stanford University's Lucile Packard Children's Hospital discuss coverage of autism treatments.

10/15/2008

Effort To Standardize U.S. Hospitals' Use of Color-Coded Wristbands on Patients Underway

AudioJan 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.

10/06/2008

Growth of Private Imaging Centers Brings Warnings About Radiation From CT Scans

AudioWilliam 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.

09/25/2008

Robotic Telemetry Expands Patient Care Options for Small Hospitals Throughout California

AudioJim 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.

09/16/2008

California Falls Far Short of Federal Guidelines for Nurse-to-Student Ratios in Schools

AudioRep. 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.

09/03/2008

Plan To Move Frequent Emergency Department Patients To Other Care Settings Wins Praise

NoneErica Murray of the California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, Sharon Rapport of the Corporation for Supportive Housing, and Stan Rosenstein of the state Department of Health Care Services discussed the project.

08/22/2008

California Effort Builds Case for Doctors To Use Telemedicine To Diagnose, Treat Strokes

NoneRon Fellman of BF Technologies, Walter Koroshetz of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes, and neurologist Brett Meyer, co-director of the UC San Diego Stroke Center, discussed the project.

08/15/2008

San Francisco Bans Tobacco Sales in Pharmacies, Takes Aim at Trans Fats

NoneStan Glantz of UC-San Francisco, public health pharmacist Brian Katcher, Lynn Rolston of the California Pharmacists Association and Kevin Westlye of the Golden Gate Restaurant Association discuss the efforts.

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