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Hospitals report to fight infections
Following state law, hospitals in California reported cases of healthcare-associated infections (HAI), including central-line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), Methicillin-resistant
14 hospitals to pay $850K fines for foreign objects, medication errors
Fourteen California hospitals, including Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Scripps Memorial Hospital, Sutter Solano Medical Center, and University of California San Francisco Medical Center, face thousands
Hospitals dispute HHS infection data
New data posted to the Department of Health & Human Services' (HHS) Hospital Compare website has sparked criticism from hospitals and health systems across the nation. While some hospitals
UC nurses reach tentative labor pact; Providers concerned about ACOs costs;
> University of California hospitals, nurses reach first labor pact in nearly a decade, reports the Sacramento Bee. Article > Concerns being raised about costs of starting ACOs, reports
Officials skeptical of 'error-free' status at 87 hospitals
State officials in California suspect that dozens of hospitals have been fudging reports after not reporting any significant medical errors in the last three years, the Los Angeles Times reports.
California hospitals overbilled insurers to make up for lost profits, analysis concludes
For months, health insurance companies--Anthem Blue Cross of California, in particular--have blamed the rising cost of healthcare on skyrocketing insurance rates. Now, there's some proof. An analysis
California hospitals overbilled insurers to make up for lost profits, analysis concludes
California hospitals hospitals charged insurers 53 percent more than the cost of services they provided, according to an analysis of financial information from 300 hospitals between September 2008
SPOTLIGHT: California hospitals slammed for care problems
California's health officials have issued another series of fines against hospitals that made serious mistakes in care. The hospitals, which were fined $25,000 each, were slapped for placing patients
SPOTLIGHT: California inmate release may send indigents to hospitals
Right now, California is in the process of instituting an inmate reduction program that should release thousands of old, sick prison inmates deemed as being no further threats to society. Some
SPOTLIGHT: Low Medicare reimbursement rates hit IA, CA hospitals
Low Medicare reimbursement rates are a sore spot for many providers, but they seem to be a particular issue for hospitals in Iowa and California, according to a new report. Iowa hospitals, for
