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Portland Physicians Group and NCQA Launch Specialists’ Recognition Program

The Portland InterHospital Physicians Association’s new pilot takes the Patient-Centered Primary Care Home to the next level; Portland’s Compass Oncology is the first multi-site clinic in the United States to qualify for the program
May 22, 2013 – The Portland InterHospital Physicians Association (Portland IPA),http://www.portlandipa.com/, Oregon’s largest physician group comprising more than 2,300 primary care and specialty physicians, has launched in Oregon the new recognition program for specialists who work with primary care medical home practices. Read More >>

Oregon Bio Nabs $67,000 Grant For Job Creation and Workforce Development

Oregon Bio’s ‘just-in-time’ training model implements targeted and technical skill expertise from more than 20 professional industry instructors
  May 22, 2013— Oregon Bioscience Association is the recipient of a unique grant from Worksystems Inc., that will help fund a Portland-area effort to train 260 local incumbent employees who qualify in the H1-B visa targeted employment classifications.   Read More >>

New Report Documents a Decade of Safety Violations by Compounding Pharmacies

  WHAT: OSPIRG just released a new report, “Prescription for Danger,” documenting the long history of blatant safety violations by compounding pharmacies. These pharmacies are where medicines are altered to fit particular needs of patients, but increasingly they are behaving like pharmaceutical manufacturers and producing drugs in high volume and they are not subject to the same level of oversight and scrutiny as pharmaceutical companies. The compounding pharmacy industry made headlines last fall when contaminated drugs produced by the New England Compounding Center caused a nationwide outbreak of fungal meningitis that killed 55 people and made more than 700 sick. The report will include specific examples of when compounding pharmacy negligence has harmed or killed consumers.
 
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Mid-Valley Behavioral Care Network Seeks Executive Director

  May 22, 2013 – The Mid-Valley Behavioral Care Network (MVBCN) is seeking qualified candidates who will be able to apply a high level of creative thinking and collaborative leadership to guide MVBCN’s participation in Oregon’s continuing health care transformation as the agency’s Executive Director.
 
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Partisan Politics Throw Tougher Vaccine Law Into Question

The absence of Democratic Sen. Betsy Johnson has allowed Bend Republican Sen. Tim Knopp to block a bill that he feels would infringe upon religious freedom by requiring parents to show informed consent before their unvaccinated children can enter public schools.
May 22, 2013 — A senator’s automobile accident and a Republican blockade have put at risk a bill that would limit childhood vaccination exemptions. Read More >>

Liability Concerns Jeopardize Bill to Protect Child Athletes from Concussions

Republicans throw up concerns about legal liability to volunteer coaches and referees if they become responsible for children who suffer concussions on the playfield. SB 721 expands Max’s Law, which protects high school athletes, to youth leagues.
May 22, 2013 — A bill that would apply Max’s Law to non-school sports teams hit a snag in Wednesday’s House Health Committee when Republicans raised concerns about the liability it might give to volunteer coaches, referees and umpires who overlook a child’s concussion. Read More >>

Regence Posts Strongest Profits of Oregon’s Top Insurers

Meanwhile, Kaiser Permanente reports a financial loss and declining member rolls in the first quarter of 2013
May 23, 2013 -- Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon bolstered its position as the largest health insurance company in the state during the first three months of 2013. At the same, it also time delivered the strongest profits among large Oregon insurers. Read More >>

Cultural Competency in Healthcare Heads to Governor

Sen. Jackie Winters championed the measure to give state medical boards the right to make cultural competency education a prerequisite for a continued license.
May 22, 2013 — Sen. Jackie Winters said 40 or 50 years ago, when some black Americans had diabetes, they had a colloquial term for it — “the sugars” — which their doctors may not understand. Read More >>

NCNM Launches Traditional Roots Institute

New Organization Will Focus on Community Herbal Education
May 21, 2013 — The National College of Natural Medicine today announced the launch of its newest community-education initiative, the Traditional Roots Institute. The organization’s mission is to raise awareness and forge a deeper understanding of the healing power of botanical medicine. The new herbal institute will offer a wide range of lectures, workshops, herb walks and conferences to appeal to the interests of both healthcare professionals who want to expand their understanding of herbal therapies, and the general public who want to deepen their understanding of plants and botanical medicine. Read More >>

Bates Pushes Bill to Snuff Out Sex Trafficking in Massage Parlors

Senate Bill 387 would help elevate the profession of massage therapy by requiring facilities to be permitted and inspected by the state.
May 21, 2013 -- The House Health Committee voted 8-1 to move a bill that Sen. Alan Bates, D-Medford, says will both elevate the profession of massage therapy and rein in human sex trafficking and prostitution that uses the therapeutic practice as cover. Read More >>
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