Jan Johnson

OHA Considers Pilot Program for Dental Therapists

The project would train and employ Native Americans to perform basic oral health in their own Coos Bay-area communities and use innovative practices to deliver dental care to populations with the highest disease rates.

Dec 15, 2015

Abuse, Divorce and Motherhood Contribute to Poverty, Poor Health

The Oregon Women’s Health Network looks at paid family leave, higher asset limits for public benefits and more affordable housing as cures for women’s ills.

Dec 8, 2015

Government, Private Sector and Physicians Share Goals and Gripes at Oregon Health Forum Breakfast

Whether called “coordinated” or “connected” care, Intel, the state of Oregon and even private physicians groups agree the model will help contain rising healthcare costs while improving care.

Dec 4, 2015

Measuring Healthcare Costs Doesn't Concern Dr. Joe Robertson

Robertson, president of OHSU, shared his thoughts when the Oregon Health Policy Board met to set the direction for the future of health transformation and determine whether it should measure healthcare costs.

Dec 4, 2015

Oregon Ranks at the Bottom in Oral Health

Dr. Bruce Austin, 10 months into his job as Oregon’s first state dental director, says poor oral health is Oregon’s “hidden epidemic,” leading to worse overall health especially in children; he advocates statewide fluoridation among other solutions.

Dec 4, 2015

PhRMA Lobbying Power Topples the World

Dr. Doug Walta, recently retired chief executive of clinical programs, physician strategy, outreach and diversity for Providence Health & Services painted a bleak picture for Portland State University and Oregon Health Sciences University students preparing for careers in healthcare at a recent Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School lecture.

Nov 24, 2015

Integrating Primary Care and Behavioral Health next Priority in CCO Transformation

When the Oregon Health Authority made transformation money available to coordinated care organizations (CCOs) across the state, Jennifer Johnstun, director of clinical programs for PrimaryHealth of Josephine County used the funding to co-locate behavioral health and substance abuse in the only OBGYN clinic the county.

Nov 20, 2015

Community Health Workers, Peer Support “Wave of the Future” for Addressing Health Disparities

“Look at the data on disease by race, ethnicity, rural and isolated communities, sexual identity, disability status,” Ignatius Bau, health care policy consultant, urged the audience at Oregon Health Authority’s 2015 Coordinated Care Model Summit. Note the stunning health disparities for vulnerable populations.

Nov 20, 2015

Oregon Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant Helps Put Nurses on Boards

The Oregon Action Coalition (OAC) is now part of the Future of Nursing State Implementation Program (SIP), receiving a two-year $146,000 grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and others.

Nov 13, 2015

Job Seekers with Disabilities Linked to Employers, Recruiters

OHSU event looks like any other networking gig – just with more wheelchairs, service dogs, walkers, canes, sign interpreters and even “facilitator catalysts” for the shy.

Oct 30, 2015