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California has been slow to mandate reporting of
hospital-acquired infections. But a new reporting law, spurred by a
mother who lost her son to an infection, could lead to significant
improvements.
The California Department of Public Health is required to report
data from acute-care hospitals on four hospital-acquired
infections.
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Reporting that begins Jan. 3 will give consumers information
about the occurances of four types of life-threatening and
all-too-common hospital-acquired infections.
The issue may be moot because Pringle’s term as Anaheim mayor
ends next week.
A sampling of cities’ email policies shows widespread
inconsistencies in retention rules. First Amendment advocates say
many cities are violating California’s Public Records Act.
Medical workers in Orange County’s jail system give another vote of no confidence in county Health Care Agency’s leadership.
This year’s Orange County Fair is set to break attendance records, but that success hasn’t made the ownership picture at the 150-acre Fairgrounds any clearer.
While DNA technology has revolutionized crime fighting, some
scientists at the forefront of DNA testing are pushing to get out
from under the control of prosecutors.
The Orange County district attorney’s ‘spit and acquit’ program
has amassed tens of thousands of DNA samples from misdemeanor
offenders. But there are questions about how the DA gets the
samples and their use.
The county gets one of the state’s worst returns on property
taxes, so supervisors direct their lawyers to study legal
remedies.
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