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Staff Recognition


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Send us an e-mail about an exemplary staff member in your clinic, and tell us why s/he deserves a round of applause. If we select your entry as the winner, we'll send your staff member a bouquet of flowers. We'll also profile him/her in the next edition of CareNews.

On the Move

arrow Karry Donnelly named Provider Relations supervisor

Clinics' Corner

arrowPortland Duathlon to benefit Lifeworks NW
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arrow North Portland Clinic pilots electronic medical records project

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E-MAIL US YOUR NEWS or announcements about developments in your clinic or office, and we'll include them in our next edition.

Events

arrowConferences, classes, goings-on
 

Updates

FAQs about the new claims system
By Patti Guynes, Member Services supervisor full story ...

Resources available for CareOregon Advantage providers
By Patrick Curran, Medicare director – We want to thank all providers within the CareOregon Advantage service area for your participation. full story ...

Asthma management, quality improvement reports available
By Ann Blume, Quality Improvement manager – Our goal in providing these reports is to facilitate the review of health management for individual patients. full story ...

New QNXT View functions coming soon
By Karry Donnelly, Provider Relations supervisor – As we continue moving forward with our system implementation you will notice additional functions being added to QNXT View. full story ...

Healthwise Handbook offers self-care advice
The Healthwise Handbook is a preventive care, health maintenance and self-help manual for a wide variety of health conditions. full story ...

CareOregon promotes smoking cessation program
Promoting smoking cessation treatment is one of the most cost-effective health risk reduction interventions we can offer to our members. full story ...

Virginia Garcia's Disease Management Registry Enhances Health Care Delivery to Patients
Exploring a new way of ensuring timely, efficient and effective health care for patients

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Beaverton Clinic staff view appointments on MediTracks. From left are: Sonia Zamora, medical assistant; Jesus Piza, front desk; and Erin Kirk, Quality manager.

 

March 28 -“We want to make sure that no one falls through the cracks,” said Erin Kirk, Quality Manager at Virginia Garcia.

Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center has implemented a disease management and registry tracking system, called MediTracks. The system helps staff identify key health information about high-risk patients.

Launched in 2005 with funding by CareOregon’s Care Support and System Innovation Program (CSSI), MediTracks is enabling Virginia Garcia to collect data for many chronic illnesses, including asthma and diabetes. full story...

Asante Wins Home Care Technology Grant

January -Asante Health System is receiving nearly $500,000 to bring tele-monitoring services to more than 500 home care patients served by Rogue Valley Medical Center (RVMC) and Three Rivers Community Hospital (TRCH).

The technology allows health care workers to remotely monitor the vital signs of their sickest patients in rural areas, because data is automatically sent to central stations at the RVMC Home Care office in Medford. full story. . .

Children with Behavioral Problems Find Support at Lifeworks NW
By Sue Lyon-Mrick, marketing coordinator,
Lifeworks NW

March 22 - Like other 9-year-old boys, Jonah enjoyed being active, but found it difficult to make friends.  He wanted to have fun, but on his terms.  When things didn’t go his way, he threw rocks, screamed, and hit the walls – and his classmates.  Gradually, others in his class stopped playing with him, which only made his behavior worse.  Jonah constantly threw tantrums, and refused to participate in school, sometimes not showing up at all. full story. . .

Outside In Makes a Difference in the Lives of Homeless, Runaway Youth
By Dr. Wayne Centrone, ND, MPH, Outreach Medical Director, Outside In

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March 23 - When an intrepid group of physicians and nurses joined together in 1968 to start a free clinic for homeless and runaway youth, they had no idea their plan would one day become a multi-million dollar agency.Outside Inhas made tremendous strides in its journey to reach out to marginalized and disenfranchised youth, and we have become so much more than we ever imagined. full story. . .

Care Coordination Efforts Target Better Health Outcomes
March 28 - Nationwide, the health care system tends to be primarily reactive–a person becomes sick and the health care providers attempt to fix the problem. This is an inefficient and often ineffective approach. As an alternative, CareOregon and CareOregon Advantage proactivelyidentify memberswho areat greatest riskfor poor outcomes, and provide assistance before they experience a health crisisfull story...


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CSSI Program Workshops

March 24 - More than 60 participants representing a number of CareOregon's clinics and facilities attended the first Care Support and System Innovation (CSSI) Program Improvement Training workshops. click for photos ...
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Read the Spring edition of the CareLink newsletter for CareOregon members and friends.

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DID YOU KNOW?

In 2002, thetotal cost of diabetesin the United States was more than$132 billion.

More facts from the Centers of Disease Control:

arro2 Direct medical costs:
$92 billion
arro2 Indirect costs (disability, work loss and premature death):
$40 billion
arro2 Average annual health care costs for a person with diabetes: $13,243
arro2 Average annual health care costs for a person without diabetes: $2,560

Diabetes - preventable

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