reform efforts

State Immunization Registry Goes Electronic

State officials abandoned creating a health record data bank and will divert $4.5 million in federal funds
August 4, 2010 -- A health record data bank for people on Medicaid slated to get under way earlier this year has been scrapped. The technology to implement the system wasn’t up to speed. Read More >>

Sebelius Announces Final EHR Rules

Now O-HITEC can begin working with primary care providers to help develop their EHR systems
July 20, 2010 -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius recently announced final rules to help improve Americans’ health, increase safety and reduce health care costs through expanded use of electronic health records (EHR). Read More >>

Psychological Therapy Gains Popularity

Cognitive behavioral therapy can help people deal with chronic pain, according to Dr. Catriona Buist
July 14, 2010 -- On July 22, Debra Kirkman will celebrate an anniversary she’d rather forget: the day she was smashed between two cement trucks while working for Ross Island Sand and Gravel last year. “It literally smashed me, dropped me, and threw me,” she said. Read More >>

Project Access NOW Seeks Medical Volunteers

Providence, Boeing and the Meyer Memorial Trust together have contributed $138,000 to create a new database system
July 7, 2010 -- The mission is to organize charity healthcare into an equitable, cost-effective system. Read More >>

High Risk Pool to Save Insurers Millions

The federal program will extend coverage and save Oregon insurers millions
June 30, 2010 -- The federal program to insure people with pre-existing conditions rolling out across the country this month could extend health coverage to an estimated 6,700 Oregonians. Read More >>

Whooping Cough Strikes Southern Oregon

An epidemic has been declared in California which has reported 910 cases
June 30, 2010 -- Cases of whooping cough have increased sharply in southern Oregon, causing concern among public health officials. Read More >>

Insurance Rates Increase Unabated

Oregon regulators prepare for $1 million federal grant to strengthen rate review
June 24, 2010 -- Double-digit premium increases continue to plague Oregonians this year despite passage of the new health reform law and stern warnings by President Barack Obama to the nation’s health insurers not to gouge consumers. Read More >>

Can an Oregon Sales Tax Fix Healthcare?

A longtime lobbyist’s run for governor never got off the ground, but will his ideas for healthcare?
June 16, 2010 -- John DiLorenzo thinks Oregonians should pay a sales tax to pay for basic health insurance. In recent weeks, the well-known Salem lobbyist and Portland attorney announced a possible run for Governor as an independent, and then this week said he’s decided not to run. Read More >>

City Program Turns Attention to Food

Portland Parks and Recreation is taking on healthy eating
June 16, 2010 -- Portland Parks and Recreation already offers free and low-cost recreational opportunities for Portlanders to get active and stay fit, but lasting health goes beyond dance classes and hiking trails. Read More >>

New Guidelines Could Impact Tort Reform

Oregon will receive a $299,000 federal planning grant in September to begin identifying such guidelines
June 15, 2010 – Medical malpractice reform, an issue that’s divided trial attorneys and physicians for decades, will get a boost when Oregon joins 12 other states to share $25 million in federal grants. Read More >>
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