Posts Tagged ‘Patient Care’

Consultant Issues Critical Assessment of CalOptima
Filed under: healthcare issues

A confidential assessment of CalOptima, the $ 1.3 billion medical program for Orange County's poor, shows important defects in its organization and management that potentially could cause serious problems, according to the Orange County Register. …
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Blais: How to bring real improvement to nation's hospitals
Filed under: healthcare issues

Any good reality tree will show the true root causes of healthcare's issues. Over processing, silo-ed departments, individuals triaging their own tasks, lack of communication, and lack of a desirable geography all make a large part in properly caring …
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Record-high drug shortages threaten patient health and safety
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Eighty-nine percent of respondents reported drug shortages that may have caused a safety issue or medical error, and 80% reported a shortage that had resulted in the delay or cancellation of a patient care intervention. Although media and other …
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Singer Mental Health Center Hearing: Don't Cut Patient Care
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"The last thing we need as a unit of local government is to try to use our jail as a substitute for mental health facilities, we can't match the quality of care." The state proposes transferring these patients to private hospitals. … Read more on MyStateline.com

McCaleb: Pension reform must be part of fall session
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Among some of the provisions in these bills: • Retirees would have to contribute more toward their health insurance. • Public employees would have a choice of three plans moving forward, each of which would put more of the financial burden on the … Read more on Northwest Herald

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