Poetry to Grace Walls of New Hospital
Oregon Poetry Association assists in blind selection of original poems
October 23, 2012 -- Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center is creating a bit of buzz in local literary circles.
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Kaiser Permanente Study Finds Efforts to Establish Exercise as a Vital Sign Prove Valid
Kaiser Permanente one of the first health care organizations to establish a systematic method for recording patients’ physical activity into their electronic health records
October 17, 2012 -- Kaiser Permanente has created a new electronic Exercise Vital Sign initiative to systematically record patients’ physical activity in their electronic health records.
Kaiser Permanente Research Collaboration Wins National Designation as Evidence-based Practice Center
New EPC Wins 3-year Contract to Conduct Evidence Reviews for the US Preventive Services Task Force
October 17, 2012 – A new research collaboration led by Kaiser Permanente has received a prestigious designation from the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to serve of as one of the nation’s 11 Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs). The EPCs produce evidence reviews on behalf of programs such as AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program (EHC), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Kaiser Permanente receives highest possible rating for Medicare plan in Northwest Region
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services awards 5 stars for quality and service
October 12, 2012 — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced today that the Kaiser Permanente Medicare plan in the Northwest Region earned 5 stars, the highest overall rating for quality and service for 2013 plans. This is the second year the region has received the top rating from CMS.
Kaiser Member Upset Over Hospital Charges
But after receiving a complaint, the Oregon Insurance Division insists the claim was processed correctly
October 11, 2012 -- Susan Chaney is convinced insurance companies are some of the highest profiting companies in America at the expense of people such as herself who deserve the right to affordable healthcare.
She spoke out after her husband, Jerry, a diabetic, was hospitalized at Kaiser Sunnyside in January for a foot ulcer that had gone undiagnosed.
After receiving the bill, Chaney realized their deductible and co-insurance hadn’t been met. That, she said, was never the issue.
Kaiser Permanente Commits to Healthier Food for Patients, Employees
Broad agreement focuses on hospital food
October 9, 2012 -- Kaiser Permanente, a champion of healthy eating, announced Saturday it has signed a commitment with the Partnership for a Healthier America to improve food offerings in its 37 hospitals.
Kaiser Bolsters Position as Oregon’s Largest Insurer
PacificSource sees largest growth in membership as it aims to become region’s leading plan
October 4, 2012 -- Kaiser Permanente has bolstered its newly won lead as the state’s top health insurer at the same time as long-time leader Regence BlueCross BlueShield has continued its slide.
And while No. 3 PacificSource still has half the members of Kaiser and Regence, it enrolled more new members than anyone else in the state, according to reports on the first half of 2012 filed with the Oregon Insurance Division.
Kaiser Permanente Health Plans Rank #1 in Northwest for Quality
September 21, 2012 — Two Kaiser Permanente Northwest health plans have been ranked number one in the Northwest for 2012 by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health care quality.
It’s the second year in a row that Kaiser Permanente Northwest’s Medicare and private (commercial) plans received the top ranking among HMO and PPO plans. In addition, the Medicare plan ranked fifth best in the nation, while the private (commercial) plan was ranked 13th best nationally.
Kaiser to Offer Free Whooping Cough Vaccinations as School Begins
Vaccine will be available to the uninsured and underinsured at Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park Medical Office from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, September 6 and 13
September 5, 2012 -- Washington state and Clark County continue to experience an alarming increase in whooping cough (pertussis).
Infant Given Formula at Kaiser Sunnyside without Permission of Parents
The parents want to know why this happened since Kaiser Sunnyside is the only Portland hospital to have earned the distinction as Baby Friendly
August 24, 2012 -- When Jo Sampson got pregnant, she and her partner, Cathy Cuff, were determined to have a home birth.
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