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OCHIN Receives $2 Million Research Grant

The health information technology organization will partner with OHSU and Kaiser’s Center for Health Research
September 15, 2010 – OCHIN, an Oregon-based nonprofit comprised of 37 community health centers, has received a $2 million Community Health Applied Research Network grant, according to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. The funding is over a three-year period. Read More >>

Is American Medicine Too Stent Happy?

For heart attack patients, a stent is the medical device that provides the best chance of recovery. But studies comparing the use of stents to medical therapy alone have sparked controversy.
May 5, 2010 -- Hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, of Americans walking around today owe their lives to a miniscule piece of mesh called a coronary stent used to prop open a clogged artery. Read More >>

Don't Forget Your Checklist at the Hospital

A Johns Hopkins study shows checklists before catheters almost eliminate infections
February 11, 2010 -- Last week, the British Medical Journal published a report by a Johns Hopkins University research team that was nothing short of astonishing. Read More >>

Tailored Coaching Can Control Chronic Disease

UofO researchers compared patients receiving standard disease management to a more tailored approach
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June 17, 2009 -- People with chronic health conditions who receive coaching tailored to their level of health activities showed significant improvements in clinical outcomes, and experienced fewer hospitalizations and visits to the emergency room than those coached using traditional methods, according to a study published in the June issue of The American Journal of Managed Care.
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Oregon Health Plan Fosters Insurance Research

A lottery system created to decide who receives insurance through the Oregon Health Plan is offering researchers a rare chance to study the benefits of health coverage.
Originally in The Oregonian
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April 25, 2009 -- By tracking insured and uninsured Oregonians, researchers hope to test how health insurance affects a person's access to care, doctor visits, hospital stays and trips to the emergency room.
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