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Yamhill Health Care Delivery Improvement Projects Selected; Applicants Ought for Second Round

March 16, 2013 —The Yamhill County Care Organization has selected its first round of applicants for Invest Forward grants designed to improve health care delivery for the Oregon Health Plan members it serves. Applications for a second round of projects are being accepted through early April.

Mar 16, 2013

Breaking Down Healthcare's Silos

Mar 15, 2013

Governor Kitzhaber to Sign SB483, the Early Discussion & Resolution Bill

Mar 15, 2013

DOJ Settlement Aims to Improve Mental Health Treatment

March 15, 2013 – Last December's settlement between the Department of Justice and the city of Portland tasked the city and Multnomah County with a host of reforms intended to improve interactions between police and people with mental illness – and to improve access to mental healthcare.

Mar 15, 2013

Komen Funding to OHSU Now Exceeds $10 Million

Mar 15, 2013

Oregon Foster Youth to Testify Before Senate Committee, Demand Child Welfare Reforms

Mar 15, 2013

Drug Monitoring Likely To Expand, Despite ACLU Objections

The Oregon Drug Monitoring Program was enacted in 2009 to track the prescription of controlled substances, but the ACLU says private medical information was given to the Drug Enforcement Adminstration without a warrant

Mar 15, 2013

YWCA Salem and Medical Teams International Offer Free Dental Care Christen McCurdy Thu, 03/14/2013 - 12:45

March 14, 2013 -- On Monday, Mar. 18 from 8:00 a.m. until Noon, YWCA Salem will host the “dental van” developed by Medical Teams International at the YWCA office, 1255 Broadway St NE (corner of Broadway and Market Streets). Dental van professionals give uninsured, low-income adults much needed dental services.