http://www.cahcnews.com/index.html California Healthcare News RSS Feed en-us Copyright 2010, David Peel epeel@wahcnews.com (Elizabeth Peel) dpeel@wahcnews.com (David Peel) Mon, 17 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT Mon, 17 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss20 http://www.cahcnews.com/images/cahnmasthead.gif http://www.cahcnews.com/index.html 72 13 http://www.cahcnews.com/newsletters/ca-djones0610.pdf According to a recent survey by the California Institute for Nursing & Health Care (CINHC) of healthcare employers, approximately 40 percent of new graduates may not find jobs in California Hospitals. In response to this problem, we present A Solution to the New Nursing Graduate Hiring Dilemma, by Deloras Jones, RN, MS, Executive Director of CINHC. Thu, 06 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cahcnews.com/newsletters/ca-djones0610.pdf http://www.cahcnews.com/newsletters/ca-wharris0610.pdf In their article, Retirement Plan Management: A Brave New World of Compliance, Ward Harris and William Small describe some of the key compliance obligations facing institutional plan sponsors. They suggest were not far from government mandated compliance reporting that is similar to food labeling. An interesting example of what this might look like is presented. Thu, 06 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cahcnews.com/newsletters/ca-wharris0610.pdf http://www.wahcnews.com/newsletters/wa-pi0610.pdf Janet Jay, Sales and Service Representative of Physicians Insurance Agency, describes how a good Employment Practices Liability policy can help guide you, and provide coverage, when there is an employment claim. Thu, 06 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.wahcnews.com/newsletters/wa-pi0610.pdf http://www.cahcnews.com/newsletters/ca-bblair0610.pdf In her article, Managing in the Next Decade and Beyond: Challenges and Strategies of Chaos Management, Billie Blair, PhD, President and CEO of Change Strategists, Inc., reasons that chaos management is the new normal of health care management practice, requiring a high level of skill, a thorough understanding of technique, and a sound measure of courage and constancy. Thu, 06 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cahcnews.com/newsletters/ca-bblair0610.pdf http://www.cahcnews.com/newsletters/ca-hospitalfinancialsthrough123109.pdf Financial results of the largest 50 California hospitals Thu, 06 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cahcnews.com/newsletters/ca-hospitalfinancialsthrough123109.pdf http://www.cahcnews.com/newsletters/ca-tkumura0510.pdf Physician integration strategies are increasing as hospitals attempt to secure a stable base of physicians to work with. Tom Kumura, FHFMA of Kumura & Associates, Inc. describes some of these strategies in his article, Physician Integration - California Style. Sun, 04 Apr 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cahcnews.com/newsletters/ca-tkumura0510.pdf http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_15104681 State officials plan to dock pay to California's nursing homes that fail to meet staffing standards set by the state. Tue, 18 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_15104681 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/uc-regents-to-discuss-proposed-role-in-prison-health-care-94244109.html The University of California Regents will discuss the possibility of UC assuming a role in state prison health care at their May 20 meeting. A prison health care proposal made by Texas-based company NuPhysicia in March is being touted by Governor Schwarzeneggers administration as a "wholesale reform of the prison healthcare system" that promises to save the state $1.2 billion, largely by replacing a great deal of the current hands-on medical care in prisons with brief telemedicine consultations conducted by off-site practitioners employed by UC. Wed, 19 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/uc-regents-to-discuss-proposed-role-in-prison-health-care-94244109.html http://www.insidebayarea.com/top-stories/ci_15110498 OAKLAND — Already facing a massive budget shortfall, Alameda County officials warned of more financial fallout resulting from the governor's revised state budget plan unveiled late last week. Wed, 19 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.insidebayarea.com/top-stories/ci_15110498 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/05/19/BASN1DGNSN.DTL More than 10 years after San Francisco voters agreed to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to rebuild the aging Laguna Honda Hospital, the new facility tucked into the sloping edge of Twin Peaks is on the cusp of completion. Wed, 19 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/05/19/BASN1DGNSN.DTL http://sacramento.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2010/05/17/daily22.html Two UC Davis doctors have received top awards at the American Telemedicine Association’s annual meeting in San Antonio, and a third was appointed to the association board. Wed, 19 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://sacramento.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2010/05/17/daily22.html http://sacramento.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2010/05/17/daily21.html The University of California Davis has received more than $104 million in federal stimulus funds through 231 awards and grants for research in areas ranging from asthma to clean energy, the university said Tuesday. Wed, 19 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://sacramento.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2010/05/17/daily21.html http://sacramento.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2010/05/17/daily17.html Hill Physicians Medical Group, one of the few medical groups nationwide to release financial data, said Tuesday it posted nearly $4.7 million in net income last year on $419 million in revenue. Wed, 19 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://sacramento.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2010/05/17/daily17.html http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/05/18/la-county-hospital-services-faces-204m-deficit/ Los Angeles Countys financially strapped hospital system is projected to have a $204 million deficit by the end of the fiscal year in June, and the shortfall is expected to reach nearly $600 million in 2010-11, a county official told the Board of Supervisors today. Wed, 19 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/05/18/la-county-hospital-services-faces-204m-deficit/ http://www.cahcnews.com/newsletters/ca-gnorris0710.pdf Why Owner Controlled Insurance Programs (OCIP) save California hospitals on construction costs. Sun, 06 Jun 2010 06:38:00 PST http://www.cahcnews.com/newsletters/ca-gnorris0710.pdf http://www.cahcnews.com/newsletters/ca-jdopoulos0710.pdf An Option for the Ages: Market Turmoil has put Federal Hospital Mortgage Insurance in the Spotlight. Here's why it Should Stay There. Sun, 06 Jun 2010 06:38:00 PST http://www.cahcnews.com/newsletters/ca-jdopoulos0710.pdf http://www.cahcnews.com/newsletters/ca-camden0710.pdf The process of care redesign associated with managing effectively within a global payment (Part A and Part B) can be an early stepping stone to developing more comprehensive models of care integration, such as an accountable care organization. Sun, 06 Jun 2010 06:38:00 PST http://www.cahcnews.com/newsletters/ca-camden0710.pdf http://www.cahcnews.com/newsletters/ca-mchenry0810.pdf What retirement plan and foundation fiduciaries need to know in order to be sure their plan administrative costs are priced properly. Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:32:00 PST http://www.cahcnews.com/newsletters/ca-mchenry0810.pdf http://www.cahcnews.com/newsletters/ca-dpeel0810.pdf California Health Plan financial results for the first quarter of 2010 compared to the first quarter of 2009. Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:33:00 PST http://www.cahcnews.com/newsletters/ca-dpeel0810.pdf http://www.cahcnews.com/newsletters/ca-mossadams0810.pdf How Accountable Care Organizations bring together a group of health care providers - provider care physicians, specialists and hospitals, for example - to be accountable to a specific population. Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:34:00 PST http://www.cahcnews.com/newsletters/ca-mossadams0810.pdf