This online application used select OSHPD utilization and financial data from 2001 through 2007 to monitor and report on the financial health of California hospitals. Tool discontinued as of November 2011.

This report examines the factors leading to inappropriate emergency department use by insured patients in California and recommends strategies to increase alternatives to ED use.

This best practices guide presents recommendations for architects, engineers, project managers, and designers to improve the design, quality control, and construction of hospital building projects in California.

This report found that people who shop for pricing information and financial assistance at California hospitals have a difficult time getting answers. Mystery shoppers posed as uninsured patients needing prices for elective procedures at 64 hospitals.

Online technology is changing the way hospitals and nurses look at staffing and scheduling. Six case studies explore how software packages are successfully balancing the needs of organizations and staff.

This issue brief examines why California's on-call physician system is unstable, how emergency departments are coping, and possible strategies for improving on-call coverage.

This report examines the difficulties California hospitals face in meeting the seismic safety standards mandated by the 1994 hospital retrofit law (SB 1953) and proposes strategies to achieve compliance.

This Health Affairs study by Melnick et al. found that patient access and capacity are keeping pace with demand at emergency departments in California. The study also said that emergency rooms are not a financial drain, but rather contribute to hospitals' profitability. Also four commentaries by Fields, Siegel, Kellermann, and Dauner.

This analysis of California's patient safety legislation (SB 1875 and SB 801) reveals a high level of commitment by hospitals to technology solutions—often exceeding the minimum requirements of the law.

This report describes how 11 hospitals in the United States plan to use specific digital technologies to transform work flow associated with a traditional paper-based environment.

Researchers developed a statistical accounting model that provides a fresh perspective on the economic contributions of emergency departments. This issue brief examines the question of how emergency departments influence overall hospital finances.

This issue brief explores the emergency department system in California by examining sample counties to learn how their situations compare with statewide trends in ED capacity and demand.

In this study, researchers used state and national hospital data sets to profile who uses emergency services, why patients go to emergency departments, and which services they receive.

In recent years, California's 46 trauma centers have been increasingly reported as being in financial jeopardy. This issue brief evaluates California's trauma system and provides the public and policymakers with data to make informed decisions.

The perception that emergency department closures and increasing patient volume are the sole causes of emergency department overcrowding may be inaccurate. Read this issue brief to learn why.