The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued 10 penalties today to nine California hospitals along with fines totaling $549,555 after investigations found the facilities’ noncompliance with licensing requirements caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury or death to patients. Read more

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced today that View Heights Convalescent Hospital, a skilled nursing facility in Los Angeles County, has received a Class “AA” citation, the most severe penalty under State law, and a $100,000 fine from the State of California. Read more

California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith today advised residents where wildfires have been burning in Southern California, along with people in the smoke’s path, to stay indoors and reduce outdoor activity. Read more

The California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) has taken enforcement actions including a $322,500 fine against California Physicians’ Service (Blue Shield of California) and a $135,000 fine against Care 1st Health Plan for failing to identify, timely process, and resolve consumer grievances. Read more

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced that Imperial Care Center, a skilled nursing facility in Studio City (Los Angeles County), has received a Class “AA” citation, the most severe penalty under state law, and a $100,000 fine from the State of California. Read more

The California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) has taken enforcement action including a $5 million fine against Blue Cross of California (Anthem Blue Cross) for systemic grievance system violations. Read more

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced today that California’s adolescent birth rate continues to decline. In 2015, there were 17.6 births per 1,000 females aged 15-19: a 10 percent decline from the 2014 rate of 19.6 and a 62 percent decline from the 2000 rate of 46.7. Read more

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today released the 2016-2017 Influenza Vaccination among Health Care Personnel in California Hospitals Report. Read more

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced an increase in the number of new Valley Fever cases reported from local health departments in California through October 31, 2017, compared with the number of cases reported for the same period in 2016. Read more

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is warning recreational anglers not to consume the viscera (internal organs) of Dungeness crab caught in coastal waters in two locations between Fort Bragg and the Oregon border. Read more

During open enrollment, millions of Californians make important choices regarding their health care. Today, the Office of the Patient Advocate (OPA) released the 2017-18 edition of its Health Care Quality Report Cards, an online tool to help Californians make informed decisions when choosing a health plan. Read more

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced today that CDPH has received the first report of an influenza-associated fatality in a person under the age of 65 for the 2017-2018 flu season. Read more

California Governor Edmund G Brown Jr. today declared a state of emergency to help control the state’s hepatitis A outbreak and increase the supply of adult hepatitis. Read more

California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) Director Shelley Rouillard issued the following statement today following the release of new federal regulations regarding contraception coverage. Read more