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Healthcare Costs Becoming More Transparent

Healthcare Costs Becoming More Transparent

An all-claims all-payer data base will reveal the true cost of healthcare services charged by hospitals and providers
July 29, 2010 -- Have you ever wondered whether a hospital in Bend or Portland charges the same price for coronary artery bypass surgery? As most of us realize, there’s not one single price. Read More >>
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Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement with St. Charles

Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement with St. Charles

Agreement gives nurses a 3.5 percent increase over the next two years
July 29, 2010 -- St. Charles Health System and the Oregon Nurses Association have reached a tentative agreement on a two-year contract for the St. Charles Bend nurses giving them a 3.5 percent pay increase. Read More >>
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St. Helens Tries Again for Community Hospital

St. Helens Tries Again for Community Hospital

State will accept public comments until July 5 on the proposed $28.2 million facility
June 30, 2010 -- The Columbia Health District has submitted an amended certificate of need application to the Department of Human Services, in hopes of securing approval for the Columbia River Community Hospital, a 12-bed facility that would offer 24/7 emergency care and other services.
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Oregon Hospitals to Share $24 Million

Oregon Hospitals to Share $24 Million

OHSU leads the pack among the 21 hospitals to correct Medicare imbalances
June 9, 2010 – Oregon hospitals should give Congressman Earl Blumenauer a pat on the back. He helped secure $24 million for 21 hospitals throughout the state to correct Medicare funding imbalances and improve quality, access and treatment. Read More >>
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St. Helens Tries Again For Hospital

St. Helens Tries Again For Hospital

This time around proponents would like to open a small rural health clinic inside the 12-bed hospital.
June 2, 2010 -- Unwilling to accept defeat, Columbia Health District is once again attempting to convince state officials that there’s a need for a 12-bed hospital in St. Helens. But the process is ripe with contention.   Read More >>
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Hospital-Aquired Infection Rates Go Public

Hospital-Aquired Infection Rates Go Public

Results of the state’s first-ever public report of hospital-acquired infections show Oregon facilities outperform the national average
May 24, 2010 -- Oregon hospitals outperformed the national average last year in two types of common infections, based on the state’s first public report of its kind released today some two and half years after the legislature called for it. Read More >>
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Hospital CEOs Decry Medicare, Defend Costs

Hospital CEOs Decry Medicare, Defend Costs

An executive roundtable fails to break any new ground on intractable problems
May 21, 2010 -- When hospital executives from Oregon and Southwest Washington took the stage last Wednesday (May 18), expectations ran high. More than 250 healthcare leaders attended the event sponsored by the Oregon Coalition of Health Care Purchasers. Read More >>
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How Legacy Reduced Infections 40 Percent

How Legacy Reduced Infections 40 Percent

For the past two years, Legacy Health System has seriously reduced harm
May 12, 2010 -- When Jodi Joyce, vice president of quality and patient safety for Legacy Health System, testified before the House Health Care Committee in February, she delivered a startling fact. Read More >>
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Infection Rate Reporting Lacks Validation, Yet

Infection Rate Reporting Lacks Validation, Yet

A team of public health officials plan to verify what hospitals are reporting is accurate
May 12, 2010 -- When Oregon officials release the state’s first-ever public report on hospital-acquired infections later this month, chances are it won’t represent the true number of cases. In fact, it probably won’t be even close. Read More >>
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LifeWise and Legacy Settle Differences

LifeWise and Legacy Settle Differences

No details are forthcoming about the multi-year contract between the hospital system and health insurer
May 12, 2010 – Following a series of protracted negotiations, LifeWise Health Plans has signed a multi-year agreement with Legacy Health System. Read More >>
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