http://www.lahealthaction.org/index.php/library/index en vcalderon@lahealthaction.org Copyright 2012 2012-05-16T22:04:34-08:00 http://lahealthaction.org/index.php/library/full_entry/3960/ Notice to every Health Deputy advising that on May 22, 2012 the DPH Substance Abuse Prevention and Control (SAPC) intends to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Community Centered Emergency Room Project (CCERP) services. The purpose of this RFP is identify an agency to provide CCERP services in L.A. County's SPA 4, specifically in the area surrounding the LAC+USC Medical Center. The CCERP will complement integrated health care efforts to manage and reduce the large number of persons with chronic homelessness and co-occurring disorders who are frequent visitors of the LAC+USC MC Emergency Department. Approximately $200,000 in funding will be provided to the selected agency each fiscal year. Health Care Delivery Systems, Emergency Services and Trauma Care, Ambulatory Care, Homelessness and Health Care, L.A. County Documents 2012-05-15T23:04:15-08:00 http://lahealthaction.org/index.php/library/full_entry/3943/ Memorandum to the Board of Supervisors providing a status update LAC+USC Medical Center's census trends and emergency department indicators to include the month of March 2012. Health Care Delivery Systems, Hospitals, Emergency Services and Trauma Care 2012-05-01T23:54:57-08:00 http://lahealthaction.org/index.php/library/full_entry/3937/ Memorandum to the Board of Supervisors providing a status of the work that the CEO and DHS have engaged in with the MLK Board and its Interim Chief Executive Officer to address commitments in the Coordination Agreement of the New MLK, Jr. Hospital including a provision of a physical plant through a lease of hospital property and supplication of financial support to establish ongoing hospital operations. The scope of the Inpatient Tower Renovation Project will include renovating 194,000 square feet of the existing Tower Building to create a new 120-bed community hospital. The project also includes construction of a new ancillary building that will house the main entry and lobby to the hospital, campus cafeteria and hospital administration. Health Care Delivery Systems, Hospitals, Emergency Services and Trauma Care, Martin Luther King, Jr.-Harbor Hospital 2012-04-24T18:21:07-08:00 http://lahealthaction.org/index.php/library/full_entry/3882/ Report summarizing a study which used kiosks to speed up care in Emergency Departments (EDs). The study reveals how health information technology (HIT) projects may be more successful if designed and implemented in a manner which intersects smoothly with workflow and environmental context. Health Insurance and Coverage Programs, Health Care Reform and Expansion, Health Care Delivery Systems, Emergency Services and Trauma Care 2012-03-19T23:07:06-08:00 http://lahealthaction.org/index.php/library/full_entry/3867/ Memorandum to the Board of Supervisors to award and authorize execution of an agreement to develop a comprehensive and strategic plan for redevelopment of the LAC+USC Medical Center. Proposed revisions will provide an integrated healthcare delivery model that brings together county-operated and non-profit organizations to provide community benefit elements such as a community-friendly campus to promote healthy lifestyles and maximize access, educational/job training opportunities and incorporate on-campus businesses to offer job opportunities in health care. Health Care Delivery Systems, Hospitals, Emergency Services and Trauma Care, Health Professionals 2012-03-06T19:17:53-08:00 http://lahealthaction.org/index.php/library/full_entry/3861/ Memorandum to the Board of Supervisors providing a status update on LAC+USC Medical Center's census trends and emergency department indicators to include the month of January 2012. Health Care Delivery Systems, Hospitals, Emergency Services and Trauma Care 2012-02-28T23:41:53-08:00 http://lahealthaction.org/index.php/library/full_entry/3808/ Memorandum from L.A. County DHS to the Board of Supervisors providing a status update on the transition to the new LAC+USC Medical Center. This report is the interim report of Emergency Department (ED) and hospital admission volumes as well as specialty services with trends to include the month of November 2011. The number of hospital admissions this period was 2648 which reflects an 8% increase from October 2011. ED registration volume decreased by 5% during this period. Health Care Delivery Systems, Hospitals, Emergency Services and Trauma Care 2011-12-13T23:49:24-08:00 http://lahealthaction.org/index.php/library/full_entry/3798/ Memorandum from L.A. County DHS to the Board of Supervisors providing a status update on the transition to the new LAC+USC Medical Center. This report is the full monthly operational report with trends to include the month of October 2011. The Average Daily Census (ADC) for the month of September was 575 out of 676 licensed beds, an estimated 83% utilization rate (85% occupancy). The Medical/Surgical units was 302 an estimated 96% utilization rate (98% occupancy) for October 2011. The Dangerously Overcrowded Level Comparison for this period was 5%, compared to 1.4% in September 2011. Health Care Delivery Systems, Hospitals, Emergency Services and Trauma Care 2011-11-22T20:43:18-08:00 http://lahealthaction.org/index.php/library/full_entry/3762/ Memorandum from L.A. County DHS to the Board of Supervisors providing a report of the Department of Health Services' Average Daily Census (ADC), Hospital-Based Outpatient Emergency Room (ER) visits, and Hospital-Based Outpatient Ambulatory Care (Amb Care) visits for the First Quarter ending September 30, 2011. Health Insurance and Coverage Programs, Public Health Insurance Coverage Programs, Health Care Delivery Systems, Hospitals, Emergency Services and Trauma Care, Ambulatory Care 2011-11-15T18:15:46-08:00 http://lahealthaction.org/index.php/library/full_entry/3757/ Memorandum from L.A. County DHS to the Board of Supervisors providing a status update on the transition to the new LAC+USC Medical Center. This report is the bi-monthly report with trends to include the month of October 2011. Average Daily Census (ADC) for October was 575 out of 676 licensed beds, with an estimated 83% utilization rate (85% occupancy). There was a demonstrated increase in Emergency Department (ED) key indicators such as a 0.5% increase in hospital admissions from September 2011 and a 1.8% increase in ED registration volume. Health Care Delivery Systems, Hospitals, Emergency Services and Trauma Care 2011-11-08T23:39:30-08:00 http://lahealthaction.org/index.php/library/full_entry/3717/ Report discussing the results from the National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance evaluating how well the U.S. health system is able to provide access to high-quality, efficiently delivered care. Evidence shows substantial erosion in access to such care in the period leading up to health reform, along with rising costs that are stressing families, businesses, and all levels of government. Variations in health care delivery, moreover, persist throughout the U.S., as opportunities are routinely missed to prevent disease, disability, hospitalization, and mortality. At the same time, the Scorecard finds notable gains in quality of care in those areas where the nation has made a commitment to accountability and undertaken targeted improvement efforts. Health Insurance and Coverage Programs, Outreach, Enrollment, Retention and Utilization, Health Care Reform and Expansion, Health Care Delivery Systems, Hospitals, Emergency Services and Trauma Care, Ambulatory Care, Health Professionals, Health Status and Issues, Health Behaviors 2011-10-19T17:33:23-08:00 http://lahealthaction.org/index.php/library/full_entry/3720/ Memorandum from L.A. County DPW to the Board of Supervisors providing data regarding local worker hiring efforts for the Harbor-UCLA Surgery/Emergency Replacement project and Martin Luther King, Jr. Medical Center Replacement Inpatient Tower project. As of October 4, 2011, 32.5% of the hours worked to date on the Harbor-UCLA Surgery/Emergency Replacement project have been by workers residing within a 15-mile radius of the hospital and 43% of the hours worked to date on Martin Luther King, Jr. Medical Center Replacement Inpatient Tower project have been by workers residing within a 5-mile radius of the hospital. An additional 31% of the hours worked have been by workers residing in the secondary preference area, zip codes County-wide with a high level of unemployment. Health Care Delivery Systems, Hospitals, Emergency Services and Trauma Care 2011-10-18T18:24:48-08:00 http://lahealthaction.org/index.php/library/full_entry/3721/ Report reviewing county documents submitted to the state, discussions at ITUP workgroups and interviews of over 30 individuals involved in local implementation efforts to provide an overview of of local implementation of the Low Income Health Program (LIHP), Delivery System Reform Incentive Pool (DSRIP) and Mandatory Managed Care for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities (SPDs). Report also provides L.A. County specific updates regarding 1) Primary care; 2) County Clinics; 3) County capacity issues; 4) Outreach and enrollment; 4) Interface with Ryan White; 5) IT; 6) Mental health integration; 7) ER visits; 8) SPDs; 9) Collaboration and 10) System of choice. Health Insurance and Coverage Programs, Public Health Insurance Coverage Programs, Outreach, Enrollment, Retention and Utilization, Health Care Reform and Expansion, Health Care Delivery Systems, Hospitals, Emergency Services and Trauma Care, Ambulatory Care, Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver 2011-10-05T18:03:09-08:00 http://lahealthaction.org/index.php/library/full_entry/3693/ Memorandum from L.A. County DHS to the Board of Supervisors providing a status update on the transition to the new LAC+USC Medical Center. This report is the full monthly operational report of Emergency Department (ED) Indicators and Census Trending to include the month of August 2011. The Average Daily Census (ADC) for the month of August was 579 out of 671 licensed beds, an estimated 84% utilization rate (86% occupancy). The Emergency Department Dangerously Overcrowding Level Comparison was 17.7% for this period, reflecting a 79% decrease from August 2010. Health Care Delivery Systems, Hospitals, Emergency Services and Trauma Care 2011-09-27T21:14:41-08:00 http://lahealthaction.org/index.php/library/full_entry/3666/ Memorandum from L.A. County DPW to the Board of Supervisors providing data regarding local worker hiring efforts for the Harbor-UCLA Surgery/Emergency Replacement project and Martin Luther King, Jr. Medical Center Replacement Inpatient Tower project. As of September 9, 2011, 32% of the hours worked to date on the Harbor-UCLA Surgery/Emergency Replacement project have been by workers residing within a 15-mile radius of the hospital and 41% of the hours worked to date on Martin Luther King, Jr. Medical Center Replacement Inpatient Tower project have been by workers residing within a 5-mile radius of the hospital. An additional 35% of the hours worked have been by workers residing in the secondary preference area, zip codes County-wide with a high level of unemployment. Health Care Delivery Systems, Hospitals, Emergency Services and Trauma Care 2011-09-20T17:21:52-08:00 http://lahealthaction.org/index.php/library/full_entry/3638/ Memorandum from L.A. County DHS to the Board of Supervisors providing a status update on the transition to the new LAC+USC Medical Center. This report is the interim report of Emergency Department (ED) and hospital admission volumes as well as specialty services with trends to include the month of August 2011. The Average Daily Census (ADC) for the month of August was 579 out of 671 licensed beds, an estimated 84% utilization rate (86% occupancy). The number of hospital admissions this period was 2908 which reflects 0.8% increase from July 2011. ED registration volume increased by 3.8% during this period. Health Care Delivery Systems, Hospitals, Emergency Services and Trauma Care 2011-09-13T19:25:44-08:00 http://lahealthaction.org/index.php/library/full_entry/3636/ Memorandum from the L.A. County CEO to the Board of Supervisors providing an update on the Los Angeles Network for Enhanced Services (LANES), which has finalized a statement of work (SOW) for the Health Data Highway Project funded by Cal eConnect, with its technology partner Western Health Information Network (WHIN). LANES and WHIN will be working to update the deliverables timeline. A copy of the revised timeline will be submitted to the board once it is approved by CeC. Health Care Delivery Systems, Hospitals, Emergency Services and Trauma Care, Ambulatory Care 2011-09-01T19:46:02-08:00 http://lahealthaction.org/index.php/library/full_entry/3601/ Memorandum from L.A. County DHS to the Board of Supervisors providing a status update on the transition to the new LAC+USC Medical Center. This report is the full monthly operational report with trends to include the month of July 2011. The Average Daily Census (ADC) for the month of July was 569 out of 671 licensed beds, an estimated 83% utilization rate (85% occupancy). The census for Medical/Surgical units was an estimated 95% utilization rate (97% occupancy) for July 2011. The ED Wait Time, Median ED Boarding Time and Left Without Being Seen (LWBS) indicators remained relatively stable during this period. Health Care Delivery Systems, Hospitals, Emergency Services and Trauma Care 2011-08-23T19:12:41-08:00 http://lahealthaction.org/index.php/library/full_entry/3703/ Document providing an update on the three-year L.A. County DHS strategic plan released in April 2011. Health Insurance and Coverage Programs, Public Health Insurance Coverage Programs, Outreach, Enrollment, Retention and Utilization, Health Care Reform and Expansion, Health Care Delivery Systems, Hospitals, Emergency Services and Trauma Care, Ambulatory Care, Health Professionals, Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver 2011-08-15T18:13:07-08:00 http://lahealthaction.org/index.php/library/full_entry/3583/ Memorandum from L.A. County DHS to the Board of Supervisors providing a status update on the transition to the new LAC+USC Medical Center. This report is the interim report of Emergency Department (ED) and hospital admission volumes as well as specialty services with trends to include the month of July. The Average Daily Census (ADC) for the month of July was 569 out of 671 licensed beds, an estimated 83% utilization rate (85% occupancy). The number of ED hospital admissions this period was 2,884 which reflects a 0.5% increase from June 2011. Health Care Delivery Systems, Hospitals, Emergency Services and Trauma Care 2011-08-09T20:15:38-08:00