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June 5, 2013 -- Chris DeMars has accepted a new position as Director of Systems Innovation with the Oregon Health Authority's Health System Transformation Center. She spent most of the past eight years with the Northwest Health Foundation managing the Foundation’s healthcare reform focus area. Read More >>

<p>What: The Oregon Health Authority Metrics and Scoring Committee will hold its next meeting&nbsp;<span data-term="goog_985877996" tabindex="0">June 7</span>&nbsp;in Wilsonville. The committee will review and act on proposals from its technical advisory work group on several metrics, including colorectal cancer screening and follow-up after mental health-related hospitalizations.&nbsp; It will also finalize specifications and benchmarks for coordinated care organization (CCO) incentive measures. Public testimony will be heard during the meeting, beginning at&nbsp;<span data-term="goog_985877998" tabindex="0">3:45 p.m.</span></p> Read More >>

May 30, 2013 -- Pamela Martin, PhD, stepped into her new role as director of Oregon's Addictions and Mental Health Division at the beginning of May, and she's still getting her bearings in Oregon after spending 35 years in the mental health field in New Mexico. Read More >>

  What: The Public Health Advisory Board will hold its quarterly public meeting. When: Friday, June 7, 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The public comment period is at noon. All comments are limited to three minutes. Read More >>

<p>May 16, 2013 -- The metrics provided show statewide data on everything from how often women receive pre-natal care to how often people use the emergency room for care that could be done better and more affordably elsewhere. The list was created by a nine-member stakeholder committee.</p> Read More >>

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<p><strong>What</strong>: The Oregon Health Policy Board will meet via webinar&nbsp;<span data-term="goog_218016721" tabindex="0">May 16</span>. The board will receive the first quarterly report on health care transformation and coordinated care organizations. This report covers pre-CCO baseline and benchmark data from 2011. This is a public meeting, but no public testimony will be heard. To watch the meeting, use the webinar links below.</p> Read More >>

May 10, 2013 – This time around Barney Speight insists it's for real. On July 1, he's stepping down as special assistant to the director of the Oregon Health Authority, Dr. Bruce Goldberg, and intends to retire – for good. Read More >>

May 9, 2013 — Rep. Mitch Greenlick, D-Portland, has moved to scale back a measure that would enhance the Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, citing concerns raised by the American Civil Liberties Union. Read More >>

May 2, 2013 – In the 28 years that De Paul Treatment Services has provided youth alcohol and drug treatment services, it's only seen a minor increase in reimbursement rates from the state. Now its future, along with the future of other youth treatment facilities around the state, is uncertain, according to Sheila North, executive director. Read More >>