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COURTESY PEACEHEALTH

Leaked records add to PeaceHealth ER controversy

A top PeaceHealth executive repeatedly faulted emergency room physicians for admitting patients for what physicians felt was needed care, according to records kept by the doctors. When the doctors complained, the hospital system promptly moved to replace them.

Apr 14

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LEGACY EMANUEL MEDICAL CENTER

Legacy wants to knock out suit filed by Smallwood family

A lawsuit filed by the father of slain security guard Bobby Smallwood is headed for a crucial hearing in Multnomah court over whether workers' comp law blocks the family's claims

Apr 9
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SHUTTERSTOCK

Lawmakers push health authority to cut provider red tape

Influential legislators have thrown their weight behind calls to cut providers’ administrative burden in light of slashed funding for providers who take care of lower-income Oregonians

Apr 7
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CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION PUBLIC HEALTH IMAGE LIBRARY

Coverage losses point to diabetes problems ahead

Researchers at OHSU say their work showed that people who’d lost their coverage were more likely to have worsening blood sugar control and other complications, requiring more intensive medications to curb the effects

Mar 31
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PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield. | COURTESY OF PEACEHEALTH

Lawsuit aims to block PeaceHealth move to outsource emergency department to ApolloMD

Nonprofit health system's switch from a Eugene doctors' group to an Atlanta-based staffing and management firm violates a new Oregon law intended to block corporate influence on medicine, according to a suit filed in Lane County court

Mar 20
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Portland-based Legitscript asks federal judge to reconsider demand for 1.2 million documents

A New York company that markets itself as assisting people buying cheaper drugs from overseas sources is suing a Portland firm set up to block that kind of activity. Legitscript keeps losing in court rulings, but has asked U.S District Judge Michael Simon to reconsider his latest finding against it.

Mar 12
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Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay. | COURTESY BAY AREA HOSPITAL.

Beleaguered Bay Area Hospital pushes for state help

A bid to get help to the publicly owned Coos Bay facility squeaked through a key committee Tuesday, but its long-term fate is unclear

Mar 3
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Oregon push to shine a light on drugmakers' help to patients fails

Bill sponsored by the Senate Health Committee has died in the House after facing opposition and legal questions raised by pharmaceutical industry lobbyists

Mar 3
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SHUTTERSTOCK

Bill to ensure health care funding for lower-income Oregonians advances

House Bill 4039 addresses the way rates are set for the nonprofits and health insurers that oversee care under the Medicaid-funded Oregon Health Plan

Feb 26
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Lawmakers push Oregon Health Authority to probe telehealth provider

A Montana-based virtual mental health services company that has been waging a campaign to keep operating in Oregon faces calls from legislators to recoup public funds the firm has received

Feb 26
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