Community Outreach
For Carrie Covode, health care can mean going grocery shopping with a heart failure patient to help him understand how to reduce the sodium in his diet. Just one box of mac-and-cheese can put him in the hospital, so shopping decisions are crucial to his health. For Amy Vance, health care might mean playing pool with a patient,...
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Health plan quality
The National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) has awarded Commendable accreditation to CareOregon Health Plan and CareOregon Advantage Plus Medicare Advantage plan. “We’re very pleased to earn NCQA Commendable accreditation,” said Margaret Rowland, MD, CareOregon Chief Medical Officer. “Accreditation is a validation of the work...
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Neighborhood Health Center
BEAVERTON—It’s a disturbing trend. Babies in America are being born too soon. Despite recent improvements, the preterm rate for all live births in the US is still higher than it was 10 years ago, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Preterm birth is a huge issue not only because of the potential for infant...
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Member Advisory Council
Ragib Tyuranov, of Portland, is CareOregon’s nominee for the ACAP 2012 Scholarship Program. One $2,000 scholarship is awarded by the Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP). Each of the 57 ACAP health plans was allowed to submit one candidate for the scholarship. A candidate must be a member of an ACAP health plan or their...
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Additional Articles
Community Outreach: LaToya’s story: Bridging the care gap
“You’d be amazed if I were to sit here and tell you things I did in high school. Like, my teacher, she had me teaching her class. I wanted to be a teacher, so I was very active in...
Community Outreach: Jeremie’s story: A life worth living, and optimism worth sharing
Despite a diagnosis of diabetes as a teen, Jeremie loved hiking and working outside. In his 20s, he’d rappelled from helicopters for the Forest Service. He had a caring heart and...
Clinics' Corner: Virginia Garcia’s leaders honored for outstanding achievement
The Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation and Health Center (Virginia Garcia) is celebrating the recognition of its top leaders. This week, Araceli Gaytan, Virginia Garcia’s Chief...
Clinics' Corner: Oregon Community Health Centers get federal dollars to expand access
Nine Community Health Centers around Oregon, including five organizations that are part of the CareOregon network, will share a federal grant totaling more than $9 million as part...
Statewide News: Feds authorize $1.9 billion for Oregon, CCOs
Last week’s announcement that the U.S. Government will support Oregon’s effort to transform health care for its Medicaid population — to the tune of $1.9 billion — generated...
Updates from CareOregon: New Provider Services Director looks forward to reconnecting, moving ahead
For Scott Clement, starting to work as CareOregon’s new provider services director is actually a happy return. In 2001, Scott worked in finance for CareOregon, commuting and...
Pharmacy: What to do when benefits don’t cover allergy medicine
As allergy season arrives, many sufferers on the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) will find that the prescription they want is not covered by their benefit. CareOregon’s Pharmacy...
Oregonians create their own health plan
Have you ever thought, “Wouldn’t it be great if I had a say in what my health insurance company looked like?” Now, Oregonians have the opportunity to help shape a consumer-based...
Updates from CareOregon: CareOregon's provider portal celebrates first birthday
CareOregon’s provider portal, CareOregon➲Connect is one year old! “We have had a remarkably positive response from the provider community this first year and we appreciate it,”...
Updates from CareOregon: HHS defers ICD-10 compliance for one year
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has delayed the implementation of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th...
Statewide News: CCO efforts move forward statewide
The effort to install Coordinated Care Organizations to oversee physical, mental and dental health for the Oregon Health Plan is proceeding at a very rapid pace. Nearly 50...
Research: Report details cost of chronic conditions
Three quarters of all U.S. health care costs. $1.5 trillion a year. That’s the price tag for the chronic conditions that have the greatest impact on American health and health...
Statewide News: Jackson County to investigate low immunization rate
Ashland has the highest percentage of children in the state for whom religious exemptions from immunization have been filed. The parents of one quarter of Ashland kindergartners...
Statewide News: How healthy is your county?
Are your residents among the healthiest in Oregon? Or do they experience a higher rate of early death, low-birth weight infants and preventable hospital stays? That data is...
National News: A conversation with Don Berwick
After his years guiding the Institute for Healthcare Improvement to the national center of discussion about how to improve the American Health Care System, Don Berwick was given...
Clinics' Corner: Oregon doctors lead nation in EHR adoption
Electronic health records (EHR) started here first. And Oregon doctors have been the quickest to adopt this technology. According to a new report from the Doctors Company, 41...
Research: Feds to require drug companies disclose payments to doctors
Reviewers of scientific research are taught to consider not only the data, but to look for conflicts of interest that could have caused the data to be manipulated, consciously or...
Updates from CareOregon: CODING PEARL: Fixing the fractured understanding of fracture diagnosis coding
With Ida Landry, CPC A patient presents after having been seen in the emergency room for a fracture. The fracture has been set and casted or it may just be splinted. Regardless...
