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By Dana Olsen / Monday, July 9th, 2012 / Health Care & Life Science, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Health clinics prep for influx of new patients
The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 28 decision to uphold President Obama’s Affordable Care Act left health care providers and consumers around the country wondering what the decision would mean for them. Across the Tri-Counties, it’s the community clinics serving low-income families and individuals that are likely to feel the most profound effects from the health Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, June 22nd, 2012 / Health Care & Life Science, Top Stories / Comments Off on Dignity Health hires exec with focus on patient safety
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, April 6th, 2012 / Features, Health Care & Life Science, Technology / Comments Off on Technology awards unveiled: Honors go to Appfolio, Cottage Health, Houweling’s
Two awards dinners tare set to honor the region’s top technologists and businesspeople in coming months.
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, March 2nd, 2012 / Health Care & Life Science, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Sansum deal paves way for NHR push into health care
Network Hardware Resale is tapping into a potentially lucrative new market as health care providers around the country make the switch to electronic records, and Sansum Clinic is among the computer equipment company’s biggest customers. The two Santa Barbara businesses are teaming up to build a network for Sansum Clinic’s electronic health record system, which Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, March 2nd, 2012 / Columns, Health Care & Life Science, Real Estate / Comments Off on Santa Barbara investors ride health care, the next big real estate wave
Montecito Medical has since been steadily snapping up medical office and other health care-related properties across the country.
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By Staff Report / Monday, January 23rd, 2012 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news / Comments Off on CHW changes name to Dignity Health
Catholic Healthcare West announced today that it is changing its name and governance structure. The San Francisco-based health care system, which owns three Central Coast hospitals — Arroyo Grande Community Hospital, French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo and Marian Medical Center in Santa Maria — is now called Dignity Health. Under the new Read More →
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By Staff Report / Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on The future of health care: Digital records and remote robots
People don’t have to die because of where they live or because the can’t access their own medical records. That was the theme of the Jan. 18 program of the MIT Central Coast Enterprise Forum. Three area technology companies, InTouch Health, BioIQ and Active Life Scientific presented at the Santa Barbara event. Michael Chan of Read More →
