California adds medical groups to HMO report card
California’s Office of the Patient Advocate will publish a revised online and print HMO report card including 81 medical groups serving over 10 million enrollees. The data comes from the 2002 Consumer Assessment Survey and is produced by a PBGH led effort with CCHRI partners to help consumers compare access, communication, and care quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Office of the
State Office
Patient Advocate
HMO
Opa.ca
Pacific Business Group On Health
OPA
PBGH
Gray Davis
Steve McDermott
Hill Physicians
California Cooperative Healthcare Reporting
Health Plans
CCHRI
David Hopkins
Peter Lee
Elizabeth Warfel Reads The Blue Pearls
Elizabeth Warfel will read her illustrated children’s novel The Blue Pearls on Thursday June 6 from 630 to 8 pm in Huntington Hospital Research Conference Hall Pasadena. The story chronicles an angel’s farewell to her children and ascent to heaven inspired by Warfel’s daughter Elise who died of breast cancer. A panel including Rev Terry Tovey Allen hospital chaplain Samantha Bothas and San Gabriel Valley End of Life Coalition members will discuss guiding children through death and loss of a child after the reading. Parking is $2 in the east structure. For information call (626) 397-5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Warfel
Huntington Hospital
Fairmont Ave
Pasadena
Angels
Warfl
Elise
Warfels
Terry Tovey Allen
Samantha Bothas
San Gabriel Valley
End of Life Coalition
Intestinal permeability linked to inflammatory bowel disease
Research indicates increased gut permeability allows antigens and bacteria to reach immune cells, triggering inflammation and contributing to ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. The note mentions these findings amid references to related markers and potential treatment avenues. Reservations are not necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crohn's
Physician’s pledge to patient care at Huntington
A doctor affirms patient dignity and 100 percent care, praising Huntington clinicians and nurses. The speaker notes the impact of quality care on metastasis and personal attention. A caller recalls reading Gabriel Garcia Marquez translations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sanmarinotribune.com
Ucla Center For Integrative Medicine
Body
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Gut
Mary Perdue
McMaster University
Ontario
Canada
Perdue
Ucla
Ramin Khalili
American College of Sus
American Board of Urology
Huntington
HuntingtonHospital.com
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!