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Communities are the New Centers of Innovation and Learning Ariel West Mon, 04/27/2015 - 22:56

In this article, Dr. Michael Rohwer’s fifth in a series that examines healthcare as a Complex Adaptive System, he describes the first of two key innovations necessary to radically improve care while lowering cost.

OPINION- We will not reinvent the wheel. The core management problems we face happen everywhere people work together to accomplish large objectives.

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Health & Housing, Medical-Legal Partnerships top Community Advisory Council’s May 1st agenda

Apr 27, 2015

House Directs DEQ to Find Ways to Help Residents with Older Wood Stoves

Rep. Mark Johnson sponsored a bill that could produce legislation in 2016 to help the state cut down on a key source of air pollution. Oregon’s poor air quality in some parts of the state put it at risk of sanctions from the federal government.

Apr 24, 2015

Oregon Poised to Become First State to Mandate 12-Month Birth Control Supply

HB 3343, promoted by Planned Parenthood, would cut down on the trips women need to take to the pharmacy and could reduce the risk of unplanned pregnancies by as much as 30 percent, according to one study. A separate effort could allow pharmacists to provide the medication with a prescription from behind the counter, similar to Sudafed.

Apr 24, 2015