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Coordinated Care Organization Progress Data Shows Continued Reduction in Emergency Department Visits, Lower Costs

Oregon‘s fourth Health System Transformation report indicates that the coordinated care model is continuing to improve key areas of care for Oregon’s Medicaid population, while keeping costs down. The report released today shows coordinated care organization (CCO) progress for the first nine months of 2013 on key performance and cost measurements.

Feb 4, 2014

Avalere's Analysis of CBO Coverage Estimates

Feb 4, 2014

Marion-Polk County Medical Society Welcomes Advanced Practice Nurses to Membership

Feb 4, 2014

Downtown Portland Enrollment Site For Cover Oregon Opens

Got health insurance yet? If not, the Coalition of Community Health Clinics (CCHC) is providing a place to get questions answered and enroll in Cover Oregon insurance plans in downtown Portland.

Feb 4, 2014

Simple, At-Home Test Will Detect Most Colorectal Cancers

Tests that require patients to collect a single stool sample at home and then send it to a lab for analysis will detect about 79 percent of colorectal cancers, according to a new evidence review published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Feb 4, 2014

St. Charles Foundation Elects Three New Board Members

St. Charles Foundation, the philanthropic arm of St. Charles Health System, announced the election of Rick Jacobson, Dr. John Nunes and Corinne Martinez to its board. All three were elected to three-year terms.

Feb 3, 2014

Nineteen Oregon Hospitals Penalized by Federal Government for Quality of Care

Penalties are based on how well hospitals performed on measures including death rates, patient experience, and timely and effective care

Feb 3, 2014

Patients Highly Satisfied at Independent Pharmacies, Readers of Consumer Reports Say Christen McCurdy Fri, 01/31/2014 - 16:50

Independents Garner Top Reader Scores in Speed, Accuracy, Helpfulness

Readers of Consumer Reports magazine gave independent community pharmacies high marks for overall customer satisfaction and the best ratings of any pharmacy provider in key categories such as “speed and accuracy”; “courtesy and helpfulness”;