Mike Nearman wants to take the Oregon Republican Party in a new direction, one along Tea Party lines and rid the party of so-called “Republicans In Name Only” that hold sway in the Oregon House. He wants to start with Rep. Jim Thompson, R-Dallas, whom he believes hasn’t done enough to derail the hated Obamacare laws.
“He’s content to just get spoon fed whatever Cover Oregon wants,” said Nearman, an information technology professional and the chairman of the Polk County Republicans. “I wouldn’t let John Kitzhaber get away without answering any questions.”
Apr 9, 2014
Consumer Alert: Long-Term Care Insurance Rates on the Rise, Talk to Your Financial Adviser About What is Right for You Christen McCurdyTue, 04/08/2014 - 15:13
As long-term care insurance rates continue to rise, the Oregon Insurance Division is urging consumers
to carefully examine their options and how this type of insurance fits into their overall financial strategy.
“Consumers facing rate increases may have options to reduce their premiums,” s
A unique regional collaboration among nine prominent health systems and medical groups in the Northwest will provide more than one million patients in Oregon and Southwest Washington with electronic access to the notes their providers include in medical records. This marks the first time that OpenNotes, a national movement that urges health-related organizations to adopt open access to clinician notes as a standard of care, has been embraced simultaneously throughout an entire region.
Portland Police Lt. Cliff Bacigalupi was a seasoned street cop when his police chief asked him to head up a new unit designed to address an unintended but growing part of the police force’s scope of practice -- performing triage on the high number of people with mental illness in Portland who are not receiving appropriate care and end up the source of 911 calls.
The 55-page SB 1548 clarifies and updates 75 areas of state law to improve the ways that physician assistants (PAs) practice medicine. The bill was recently signed into law by Gov. John Kitzhaber and will be effective on July 1.
Columbia Pacific Coordinated Care Organization is pleased to announce that it has awarded more than $57,000 to seven innovative community wellness programs.
The Columbia Pacific CCO board of directors created the Community Wellness Investment Fund to encourage innovation, collaboration and health care transformation in the communities it serves. The funds are designated to support local efforts that are sustainable and aligned with the local community’s priorities for addressing gaps in health care access and services.
The HIMSS Oregon Chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HiMSS) today announced the speaker line-up for their 2014 annual technology & education symposium “Modernization. Transformation. Results!” which will take place on Monday, April 28th, 2014 10:00am – 7:00pm at the Salem Convention Center in at 200 Commercial Street SE, Salem, OR 97301.
Results of Health Share of Oregon's cultural competence data collection are still preliminary – but overall, racial minorities show a higher prevalence of chronic health conditions than Caucasians, according to Sandra Clark, project director for community health strategies.
Clark, who presented some of the data at Health Share's community advisory council meeting last month, said it should not be considered definitive, partly because the organization has only been gathering data since early last year. Also, current data are drawn from intake during the application process administered by the Oregon Health Authority, not health records or patient surveys.
A baby who passed through Portland International Airport last week has since been diagnosed with measles, prompting officials to stress the importance of vaccinations against the virus.
While vaccination rates in the Portland area remain relatively high – about 95 percent, according to the Multnomah County Health Department – health officials are working with the child's primary care provider to make sure patients are notified of the exposure and to take appropriate follow up.
The Oregon Health Policy Board made a baby-step Tuesday in its efforts to tackle rising healthcare costs -- approving a committee to set the groundwork for a legally allowable, sustainable rate of medical inflation for healthcare providers.
When the board finishes it work, it could recommend penalties and rewards to keep providers under a reasonable inflation rate, likely one similar to the rate imposed on the the coordinated care organizations -- 3.4 percent.
