central oregon

TeamHealth Honors Emergency Physician at Pioneer Memorial Hospital

November 16, 2011 – Joshua Cook, D.O., medical director of the emergency department at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Prineville was recognized as the Medical Director of the Year for TeamHealth’s Northwest division at a reception on Oct. 14. The reception was held in San Francisco in conjunction with the American College of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Assembly. Read More >>

Central Oregon Sees Early Successes in Coordinated Care Model

As it prepares to become a coordinated care organization in 2012, Central Oregon’s pioneering coordinated care model proves there are cost savings in coordinating care
November 10, 2011--A wide variety of organizations representing Central Oregon’s healthcare community were talking about creating a coordinated model of providing health care before the Legislature even began thinking about it.   Read More >>

Central Oregon, Mid-Valley IPAs Strike Accords with OCHIN

April 6, 2011 -- As part of its ongoing effort to deliver high quality healthcare, the Central Oregon Independent Practice Association (COIPA) has merged its electronic health record subsidiary, known as Central Oregon Electronic Medical Records (COEMR), with OCHIN Inc., a national HIT organization headquartered in Portland. Read More >>

Central Oregon Project Targets ER Visits

A goal of reducing emergency room visits involves coordination
March 9, 2011 -- Larry Kite’s a former U.S. Ski Team coach who’s had 22 surgeries – some for sports injuries, some for the pancreatic cancer he’s currently fighting. Read More >>

First Doctor Certified in Bend for Hyperbaric Therapy

December 14, 2010 -— Dr. Robert Pinnick has become the first Central Oregon physician to achieve board certification by the American Board of Preventative Medicine as a specialist in undersea and hyperbaric medicine.   Read More >>

HealthMatters Hires Medical Staff

June 9, 2010 – Dr. James C. Ritzenthaler has become medical director of HealthMatters of Central Oregon. Read More >>

Trillium Loses Medicare Bid

St. Charles Health System refuses to sign contract with the health plan
May 26, 2010 – For the second time in less than a year, Trillium Community Health Plan came up short in central Oregon – losing both times to PacificSource Health Plans. Read More >>

Health Plan Competition Heats Up in Central Oregon

Central Oregon IPA has signed a Medicare contract with Trillium
March 10, 2010 -- The sale between Clear One Health Plans and PacificSource still awaits approval from the Oregon Insurance Division, but competition is already expected to heat up in central Oregon when Trillium Community Health Plan enters the fray. Read More >>
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