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5 Things to Know About a COVID Vaccine: It Won’t Be a ‘Magic Wand’

It's very unlikely that a vaccine against the coronavirus will be as effective as the one against measles, for example.

Oct 5, 2020

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Oregon Health Authority Rewards CCOs With Millions But Top Scorer Gets Booted

PacificSource fared well but so did PrimaryHealth of Josephine County, which came out on top in the grants but failed to win another CCO contract.

Oct 4, 2020
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Critics Accuse Trillium Of ‘Bait And Switch’ Approach In Medicaid Negotiations

Providers continue to question the Oregon Health Authority’s decision to let the for-profit company serve Medicaid members in the tri-county Portland area.

Oct 3, 2020
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A Viable Vaccine Against COVID-19 Is Likely But Many Questions Remain

A panel of experts discussed the current vaccine candidates and the likely timeline of having one that will provide immunity to people next year.

Oct 1, 2020
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To Free Doctors From Computers, Far-Flung Scribes Are Now Taking Notes For Them

Scribing is a fast-growing field in the U.S., with the workforce expanding from 15,000 in 2015 to an estimated 100,000 this year.

Oct 1, 2020

Panel Weighs Vaccine Outlook

Oct 1, 2020

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What We Know About the Airborne Spread of the Coronavirus

Growing research indicates that droplets and airborne particles can remain suspended in the air and be breathed in by others and travel distances beyond 6 feet.

Sep 30, 2020

Universal Health Services, which owns Cedar Hills Hospital in Portland, wants to build another psychiatric facility in Wilsonville. | COURTESY OF CEDAR HILLS HOSPITAL

Cyberattack Hits Owner of Cedar Hills Psychiatric Hospital

The attack shut down Universal Health Services, the owner of Cedar Hills Hospital, which has nearly 100 in-patient beds for mental health patients.

Sep 29, 2020

The Oregon Health Authority in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Oregon Health Authority Hires New Public Health Director

Rachael Banks, who is currently the public health director for Multnomah County, will focus on health inequity issues at the state.

Sep 29, 2020

Kaiser Health News

Corralling the Facts on Herd Immunity

Community or population immunity refers to the point at which enough people are sufficiently resistant to a disease that an infectious agent is unlikely to spread from person to person.

Sep 29, 2020

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