california hospitals
Report: CA hospitals overcharging patients
A new report by a powerful business group and a large investment fund contends that a large number of California hospitals are overcharging patients. The report, commissioned by the Pacific Business... Read more...
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> A new state analysis has focused attention on three California hospitals which, according to the data, had the highest mortality rates for coronary bypass surgery in 2005. Read more...
CA program trains Spanish-speaking doctors
Far too often, foreign-trained physicians from Spanish-speaking countries come here and find themselves unable to practice medicine, in part because they're not prepared to pass U.S. medical... Read more...
Groups create eight-state PPO in Western U.S.
A group of Western U.S. provider groups have come together to create a PPO spanning eight states. The PPO, VentureNet Healthcare, is a partnership between the Arizona Foundation for Medical Care,... Read more...
Family of deceased King-Harbor patient sues for $45M
The family of a woman who died on the waiting room floor of now-defunct Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital is suing the county that operated the facility for $45 million. Family members of... Read more...
CA bars Blue Cross of CA from demanding fee confidentiality
Capping a year of disputes between the health plan and its providers, the state of California has ruled that Blue Cross of California may not force physicians, hospitals and labs to sign a... Read more...
LA sets fines for homeless patient dumping
A new proposed Los Angeles ordinance would charge hospitals $25,000 in fines if they dump homeless patients on Skid Row. The measure, which would make it a misdemeanor for hospitals to move patients... Read more...
Upstart CA hospital chain buys another facility
Controversial California hospital chain Prime Healthcare Services--known for unusual... Read more...
CA fines nine hospitals for putting patients at risk
California has slapped nine hospitals with $25,000 fines for putting patients at imminent risk of injury or death, marking the first time the state has fined hospitals under a new law going into... Read more...
Palo Alto Medical Foundation adds MDs, hospital
Things are humming along for the Palo Alto (CA) Medical Foundation (PAMF), which has just announced not only approval for its $375 million-odd dollar hospital project but also a merger with two area... Read more...
