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Hospitals, Along with Providence and Regence, Stop Bill Requiring Telemedicine Payments

Portland clinic chain ZoomCare pushed a bill with the Telehealth Alliance of Oregon to require private insurance companies to pay for Skype diagnoses, but the hospital association succeeded in delaying the bill for another session. If the law were enacted, its members could end up with fewer emergency room visits, and a significant loss of revenue.

Feb 11, 2014

OHSU President Praises High Cost of U.S. Healthcare System

American healthcare costs are considerably higher than the rest of the world, a fact that’s usually seen as a drag on the U.S. economy. But to OHSU prez Dr. Joe Robertson, devoting 17 percent of the economy or more to the healthcare industry is a boon since it creates jobs.

Jun 10, 2016

Nurses Need to Pull Up a Seat at the Table, Hassmiller Says

Noting that fewer than 6 percent of hospital board members are nurses, the coauthor of a report on the future of nursing said nurses' roles are often poorly understood by decision makers and the public

Feb 20, 2013

Tents line a street in inner Southeast Portland on Feb.14, 2021. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Meth ‘A Significant Factor’ Among Homeless Deaths In Multnomah County Last Year

The drug’s role in deaths among people experiencing homelessness has been growing for a decade.

Dec 15, 2021

OHA Finalizes Performance Plan to Expand Mental Health Services

Jul 28, 2016

A patient room at the OHSU Center for Women's Health | COURTESY OF OHSU

OHSU privatizing fertility services as San Francisco company opens clinic in Portland

OHSU will lay off some employees and 'lease’ physicians to Spring Fertility when the private equity—backed firm opens a new facility in Northwest Portland, potentially meaning a smaller waitlist for would-be parents

Dec 12, 2023
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