Adventist Health pays fine over mishandling of patient records
East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Tri-County EconomyAdventist Health, a hospital and clinic network in Simi Valley, will pay $40,000 as part of a civil settlement over its failure to protect patient medical files. The hospital reached a settlement with the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office on April 9 that includes that penalty, according to a news release from the DA’s office. Read More →
Street Smarts: Region’s first native-owned winery gets toast from SOMM TV; new funds for Housing Trust Fund
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Inogen adds executive VP; co-founder Myers to step down
Banking & Finance, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public CompaniesInogen, a Goleta-based medical technology company that makes portable oxygen concentrators, announced April 7 that it has hired Georg Parr as executive vice president and chief commercial officer. Byron Myers, a member of Inogen’s founding team and the current executive vice president for marketing, will step down on June 4, as will Arron Retterer, the Read More →
Bank of America buys Santa Barbara health care payment company
Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Tri-County EconomyAxia Technologies, a Santa Barbara-based health care payment and technology company, has been acquired by Bank of America. The terms of the acquisition were not immediately announced, but in an April 2 news release announcing the deal, Bank of America said the move is part of a lager strategy to bring additional merchant services onto Read More →
Street Smarts: WSJ notices JetPack Aviation; Reiter in WaPo on farm labor rules
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Cal Poly economic impact estimated at $1.8B
Central Coast, Higher Education, Latest news, Tri-County EconomyCal Poly, San Luis Obispo is responsible for more than $1.8 billion per year in industrial activity and nearly 20,000 jobs around the state, according to a new study commissioned by the California State University system. The study looked at the 2018-19 academic year and was released April 1, and conducted by a Virginia consulting Read More →
Region’s clinics get almost $60M in federal COVID funds
Central Coast, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, South Coast, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura CountySeveral Central Coast health centers are getting nearly $60 million in total federal funds to help expand access to COVID-19 vaccines, testing and treatment because of the American Rescue Plan. Of the six centers, Community Health Centers of the Central Coast, which is based in Nipomo, received the most money, with $18.7 million. Three organizations Read More →
