Index to the Spring 2010 edition
Features
- Tillamook doctors find tears, joy in Haiti
- Pilot project to gauge benefit of in-clinic case manager
- Clinics, hospitals share quality improvement projects
- Lessons to be learned: England’s National Health Service
- Primary care performance measurement goes public
- Health care reform: Report from Washington
- Health care reform impact: Virginia Garcia Health Center
- Oregon Legislature: Report from Salem
- Provider Manual updates
Updates
- CareOregon, county, LifeWorks partner in new east Multnomah health center
- CareOregon builds Oregon Coast relationships
- Pharmacy: Updated formularies online
- Alerts: updating e-mail addresses
- Stepping out for Smart Choices, Healthy Lives
- Asthma, cervical cancer screening, new in CareLink
- Text messages harnessed to promote healthy babies
Clinics’ Corner
- Central City Concern project featured on CNN
- Samaritan tackles childhood obesity in Linn, Lincoln counties
- Multnomah County considers adding school-based clinic
- Proposed Columbia County hospital goes back to state planners
- New state treasurer's last “state of the county” addresses health care
- Salem Hospital sells home care service
- Welcome, new network providers
National news
- Berwick nominated to head CMS
- Support urged for primary care homes
- H1N1 may be part of 2010 flu shot
- AMA gives help with HIPAA privacy rules
- Books help doctors connect
- Medicaid enrollment rises
- Chronic health problems hit one-quarter of US children
Statewide news
- Which is healthiest? Oregon counties ranked
- Influenza update
- H1N1 hits Native American population harder
- Oregon among nation’s top states for breastfeeding
- Increasing need for state assistance continues into 2010
Research
- Klamath County “dental home” promotes better dental health
- Breastfeeding improves health, saves health care costs
- Cheerful people have fewer heart problems
- Factors contributing to obesity higher among minority children
On the move
- “Ladders to Leadership” program launched
- Kohn to continue heading up Public Health
- Danielson to retire from Providence Oregon
- Multnomah County recognizes six for contributions to promote health
