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OHSU Board Approves $650 Million Hospital Expansion

The expansion project, a 15-story building, will grow bed capacity by about one-third.

Oct 29, 2021
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WHEN CAITLIN WELLS SALERNO AND JON SALERNO’S FIRST SON, HANK, WAS BORN, HIS DELIVERY COST THE FAMILY ONLY $30. GUS’ BILL CAME IN AT MORE THAN $16,000. THE FAMILY WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ABOUT $3,600 OF IT./RAE ELLEN BICHELL/KHN

How Billing Turns A Routine Birth Into A High-Cost Emergency

Over the past 20 years, hospitals and doctors have learned there’s great profit in upcoding visits.

Oct 28, 2021

patient lies in bed next to a female medical worker who is examining a reading on a medical device.

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Medicare Punishes 2,499 Hospitals For High Readmissions

In its 10th annual round of penalties under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Medicare is reducing its payments to 47% of all facilities.

Oct 28, 2021

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OHSU Doctor, Advocacy Group Challenge Residency Requirement In Oregon’s Death With Dignity Act

The national advocacy organization Compassion & Choices and an OHSU professor filed a lawsuit alleging the requirement in Oregon's medical aid in dying law violates the U.S. Constitution.

Oct 28, 2021