From San Francisco Business Times: Communication and administrative errors that doomed Kaiser Permanente’s San Francisco kidney-transplant unit have raised fears among health-care observers about broader management problems at the health-care giant and questions about the role its affiliated medical group played in the fiasco. Kaiser said May 12 that it would shutter the program in… Read More »
[This story was originally published by www.10news.com San Diego and is no longer available] When a San Diego man died from an ear infection, his family took a closer look at the professionals in white coats who cared for him. What they found could be a lifesaver for others. A grieving widow gave a deposition.… Read More »
From the L.A. Times: Some seeking answers on the transition to UC transplant programs express frustration over the poor quality of data. By Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber, Times Staff Writers May 18, 2006 State regulators Wednesday ordered Kaiser Permanente to fix communication foul-ups stemming from the abrupt suspension of its Northern California kidney transplant… Read More »
Anna Werner Reporting (CBS 5) SAN FRANCISCO — The California Department of Managed Care on Wednesday ordered Kaiser Permanente to improve its’ patient hotline established in the wake of troubles with the HMO’s kidney transplant program in San Francisco, which were first uncovered by CBS 5 Investigates. Following complaints from patients who complained they were… Read More »
The HMO abruptly announces that it will transfer about 2,000 transplant patients back to UC hospitals. The details are unresolved. By Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein, Times Staff Writers May 13, 2006 Kaiser Permanente announced Friday that it was indefinitely suspending its kidney transplant program in Northern California after revelations that it had endangered hundreds… Read More »
(CBS 5 / AP) OAKLAND Kaiser Permanente announced Friday afternoon that it is voluntarily suspending its troubled kidney transplant program. The move follows a series of reports from CBS 5 Investigates, which first uncovered the problems. Word of the suspension came one day after Kaiser was sued for allegedly bungling cases that led some patients… Read More »
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Kaiser’s Troubled Northern California Kidney Transplant Center Sacramento, CA – May 11, 2006 (PRN): Today a wrongful death lawsuit along with two individual personal injury actions was filed against Kaiser Permanente in Alameda County Superior Court. The lawsuit alleges that due to numerous bureaucratic problems with Kaiser?s troubled Northern California… Read More »
From the San Francisco Chronicle: Victoria Colliver, Chronicle Staff Writer Thursday, May 11, 2006 Pleasant Hill resident Bonnie Fadavi, a transplant candidate at Kaiser Permanente’s troubled Northern California kidney unit, has been waiting for a new organ for six years. Now she has decided that’s too long. On Wednesday, after Kaiser said it would pay… Read More »
(CBS 5) OAKLAND – State regulators said Wednesday they will oversee Kaiser Permanente’s troubled kidney transplant program in Northern California during an investigation into whether patients’ lives were endangered by botched paperwork and administrative errors. The state decision follows a series of reports from CBS 5 Investigates, which first uncovered problems with the San Francisco… Read More »
From the L.A. Times: U.S. Begins Kaiser Probe — Officials review kidney transplant program in which errors left many patients in limbo. By Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber, Times Staff Writers May 9, 2006 Federal regulators launched a surprise inspection Monday of Kaiser Permanente’s fledgling kidney transplant program in San Francisco after The Times documented… Read More »