Ambulatory Surgery Centers Seek Relevance While Lagging in Transparency

Oregon’s outpatient surgery centers are behind other healthcare organizations in reporting medical errors and infections
By: David Rosenfeld
January 27, 2012 -- Oregon ambulatory surgery centers want to be an integral part of any newly formed Coordinated Care Organization. But some question just how transparent the 86 freestanding outpatient centers in the state are when it comes to reporting quality. Read More >>
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The Lund Report Demands Rob Cornilles Remove False Advertisement

January 26, 2012 – Rob Cornilles, the Republican candidate for the First Congressional District, is using false advertising to claim that his Democratic opponent, Suzanne Bonamici, supports a plan that reduces Medicare spending by $500 billion, raises taxes and hurts seniors, according to the article that appeared in The Lund Report. This is untrue.
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Proposed HIV Test Rules Would Reverse ‘90s Legislation

January 30, 2012 -- New HIV screening rules coming before the February session represent a complete turnaround in the strategy of advocates for people suffering from the 30-year-old virus causing immune system deficiency.
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Policy Board Approves Business Plan for Oregon Health Plan Overhaul

January 25, 2012—Diana Bianco, a consultant with Artemis Consulting, was met with an almost deafening silence after she asked the Oregon Health Policy Board’s members if there were any more suggestions or changes they wanted to make to the business plan that sets the course for the Oregon Health Plan’s transformation.
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Stakeholders Criticize Ban on Federal Funding for Syringe Exchange Programs

January 24, 2012 -- Syringe exchange programs are unlikely to suffer major financial impact as a result of a Congressional vote in December that halted federal funding.
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Investing in Early Child Development Improves Health Outcomes

January 24, 2012 -- Jamie had a physically abusive mother, a situation that led to her living with an aunt to escape the violence at home. Even there, Jamie wasn’t safe; her uncle sexually abused her in the very place she went to find refuge. Eventually, Jamie found support from another family member and was able to graduate from high school.
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Nurses Raise Battle Cry Over Reimbursement

January 23, 2012 -- Kathy Moon, a nurse practitioner at Dunes Family Health Care, is one of the lucky ones whose practice hasn’t closed down or had to slash services because nurses now make less for performing the same functions as physicians.
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