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In Yolo County, 16,000 Medi-Cal patients lose doctors in Dignity Health dispute with Partnership HealthPlan

Yolo County officials are urging Dignity Health and a Medi-Cal health plan provider to go back to the negotiating table, after weeks have passed since thousands of patients lost access to their doctors......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 18th, 2024

Dignity Health hospitals in California will no longer take this insurance in 2020

After months of failed negotiations, a majority of Cigna patients in California will lose coverage at Dignity Health hospitals starting Jan. 1. Beginning in the new year, Dignity's hospitals, outpatient surgery centers and medical groups in the Golde.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 26th, 2019

Dignity Health hospitals in California will no longer take this insurance in 2020

After months of failed negotiations, a majority of Cigna patients in California will lose coverage at Dignity Health hospitals starting Jan. 1. Beginning in the new year, Dignity's hospitals, outpatient surgery centers and medical groups in the Golde.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 26th, 2019

Opinion: Fair and open negotiation process is needed prevent surprise medical bills

A former executive director for the King County Medical Society writes that patients should not be caught in the middle of a billing dispute between their health care provider and the insurance company......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsAug 26th, 2019

Partnership expands addictions, mental health services into Buffalo primary care site

The co-location of services will help doctors address a wide range of issues for Medicaid patients with chronic conditions and behavioral health needs......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJun 17th, 2019

Anthem sued by doctors in dispute over ER coverage

The health insurer Anthem Inc. was sued by doctors in Georgia for declining to pay for some emergency-room care, escalating a long-running battle over how far insurance plans can go to push patients to seek lower-cost treatment......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJul 17th, 2018

Next Avenue: Burnout, depression, denial: How our culture of medicine is killing both doctors and patients

The 'Uncaring' author and physician explains why it's happening, and says health care must be more customer-friendly......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 25th, 2021

Inside the partnership that is making downtown Pittsburgh safer

A group including Allegheny Health Network, the county departments of health and human service.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 12th, 2021

Already overworked and strained Los Angeles County ICU doctors brace themselves for another anticipated surge in COVID-19 patients

"After plan B, there's a plan C, and after plan C there's a plan D. We just hope not to go through all the alphabet.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytDec 31st, 2020

As COVID-19 cases surge in Los Angeles, hospitals are running out of oxygen

COVID patients typically need upwards of ten times the amount of oxygen that other patients require. Co-director of the intensive care unit at CommonSpirit's Dignity Health California Hospi.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 30th, 2020

Placer County approved to further reopen; Sacramento, Yolo counties not far behind

Placer County has received the go-ahead from public health officials to resume dine-in service at restaurants and shopping at retail stores......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 12th, 2020

A new study finds that people who are dying from coronavirus potentially lose at least 10 years of their lives

create jobs 51/Shutterstock A recent study conducted by the University of Glasgow's researchers found that COVID-19 patients might have lasting health impacts. In fact, an average male can lose.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 11th, 2020

Hospitals safer: Milwaukee health systems, doctors inviting patients back

With many patients avoiding or postponing needed medical care for fear of contracting Covid-19, Milwaukee-area phy.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 4th, 2020

Virtual ICU model aiding in Allegheny Health Network"s pandemic response

The Allegheny Health Network has been able to increase its ICU capacity at four of its regional hospitals as part of a partnership with St. Louis-based Mercy Virtual, which is providing remote monitoring of patients who are currently receiving inte.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 30th, 2020

Despite the new coronavirus law, workers at these big companies say they still must work sick or lose pay

New York City is in danger of running out of swabs for Covid-19 tests and should only test ho… patients, the city health department said in a memo to health care providers over the weekend. “As the... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkApr 15th, 2020

Zooming with coronavirus patients: Doctors at Stanford are using iPads to adapt telehealth to the coronavirus pandemic

Stanford Doctors at Stanford Health Care have devised a way to use technology to try to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus in .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 11th, 2020

New Yorkers can vote by absentee ballot

As health officials around the world push to get more coronavirus patients, some doctors are moving away from using the breathing machines when they can. The reason: Some hospitals have reported... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkApr 9th, 2020

Virus is twice as deadly for black and latino people than whites in city

As health officials around the world push to get more coronavirus patients, some doctors are moving away from using the breathing machines when they can. The reason: Some hospitals have reported... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkApr 9th, 2020

Pelosi urges GOP to ‘come to the table,’ continue talks on small business

As health officials around the world push to get more coronavirus patients, some doctors are moving away from using the breathing machines when they can. The reason: Some hospitals have reported... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkApr 9th, 2020

‘It"s just constant, all-day work" 

As health officials around the world push to get more coronavirus patients, some doctors are moving away from using the breathing machines when they can. The reason: Some hospitals have reported... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkApr 9th, 2020

‘It"s just constant, all-day work" 

As health officials around the world push to get more coronavirus patients, some doctors are moving away from using the breathing machines when they can. The reason: Some hospitals have reported... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkApr 9th, 2020