Bioscience Incubator to Set Industry Growth in Motion
The author, the executive director of OTRADI, encourages legislators to support the bioscience industry by funding its efforts
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Pharmaceutical Companies Profits Reach 30 Percent, Author Says
Cheaper drugs could be prohibited for VA and Medicaid formularies if pharmaceutical corporations succeed in extending patents through evergreening.
OPINION – May 3, 2013 -- Like sharks, the largest pharmaceutical companies smell blood. They swim in murky international waters, competing for prey. The sick are easy prey—whether rich or poor, insured or not.
Two Opposing Views on Fluoridating Portland's Drinking Water
The first commentary, by Rick North, encourages voters to defeat the ballot measure because of health concerns, lack of effectiveness and higher costs, while the second commentary, by Claudia Colen and Dr. Teran Colen insists the science is clear that fluoride doesn't have any negative health or environmental impacts and is a safe and effective option.
OPINION – APRIL 19, 2013 -- On May 3, ballots will be sent to all Portland voters asking them to vote on fluoridation. The last day to vote will be May 21.
Real Life Consequences of Health Reform
A non-profit organization faces the real challenges of life with Obamacare
OPINION – March 26, 2013 -- A southern Oregon non-profit organization, currently employing 205 employees, is wrestling with the implications of health reform on its organization.
Breaking Down Healthcare's Silos
The author believes we need to become more cost-efficient and effective and become change agents in this new era of healthcare
The Hidden Truths behind Health Reform
An insurance agent raises concerns about what health reform will mean to individuals, small groups and how it will impact prices
Is the Goal of a Financially Sustainable Healthcare System Hopeless?
The author asks whether we need solutions or the right questions when it comes to healthcare reform
February 28, 2013 -- Posing this question to healthcare thought leaders, they often reject the question, as “too negative.” Is this a form of denial or lack of interest in sensitive critical thinking?
What Interoperable EHRs Might Have Done to Improve the Patient Care Experience
The author insists that patient-centered patient care cannot be realized without Interoperable EHRs shared by all the stakeholders and providers
OPINION – January 30, 2013 -- You will recall in my article last December, about my healthcare experience outside of Oregon, that both the ear doctor and the neurosurgeon professed to have electronic health records (EHRs).
The ear doctor advised that he was using the aircraft control type headset to dictate into my medical record, by pushing the button in his ear.
A Healthcare Odyssey Without Electronic Health Records
The author, special counsel with Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt in Portland, discusses how EHRs can improve quality of care in a more cost-effective manner by sharing his experiences as a patient
OPINION – December 20, 2012 -- In a pre-health reform world without interoperable electronic health records (EHR), or a patient-centered provider collaborative model, my healthcare experiences over the last year or so are all too common. As a biomedical informatician and healthcare attorney, I will set forth this experience in this article, and then offer some initial thoughts on how interoperable EHRs, and a patient-centered provider collaborative model can afford a greater quality of care, in a more cost-effective manner, with less angst and less time on the par
Making Sense Out of Drug Prices
When the author tried to find out why the cost of her blood pressure medication had gone up by 150%, she was left fumbling for an answer
OPINION – DECEMBER 18, 2012 -- I take a generic drug, a little yellow pill that’s been produced for decades, to control blood pressure. I started taking it long before the day I turned 65 that happened to coincide with the beginnings of the great recession that effectively reduced the value of our savings and our house.
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