Hospitals

Tort Reform Will Raise its Head Next Year

Oregon Health Policy Board appoints a 15-member medical liability task force

March 10, 2010 – Tort reform is definitely coming back to the 2011 Oregon Legislature. That message came loud and clear when the Oregon Health Policy Board appointed a 15-member task force on March 9. Read More >>

Salem Hospital Laying Off Workers

Officials say cuts target managers, in an effort to keep staff for patient care

From the Statesman Journal.com
February 19, 2010 -- Salem Health and its Salem Hospital have eliminated at least 43 full-time equivalent positions, and more employees are working shorter weeks. Read More >>

LifeWise and Legacy Continue Contract Talks

The hospital system and insurer now have until April 30th to reach an agreement

February 23, 2010 -- Legacy Health System and LifeWise Health Plan of Oregon appear closer to reaching an agreement after being embroiled in a contract dispute for the past three months. Read More >>

Hospitals Unlikely to Put Mistakes in Writing

Oregon hospitals are also reporting too few errors, while on their way to adopting a standard surgical checklist

February 11, 2010 -- Despite a concerted effort by the Oregon Patient Safety Commission, Oregon hospitals are falling short in providing written notice to patients that a mistake occurred within their facility. Read More >>

Counties Vote to Prioritize Community Mental Health

County officials statewide manage nearly unanimous vote

February 11, 2010 -- An influential group of elected officials believe it’s more important to fund community mental health before building another hospital in Junction City that’s scheduled to open in 2013. Read More >>

Don't Forget Your Checklist at the Hospital

A Johns Hopkins study shows checklists before catheters almost eliminate infections

February 11, 2010 -- Last week, the British Medical Journal published a report by a Johns Hopkins University research team that was nothing short of astonishing. Read More >>

Advocates Can Help Lower Hospital Bills

Errors can result from using the wrong computer code to charging people for tests that weren’t performed

February 4, 2010 -- A niche industry in Oregon has sprouted up to help consumers negotiate expensive and sometimes erroneous medical bills. Read More >>

Legacy Embroiled in Negotiations with LifeWise

The hospitals are demanding a 9 percent rate increase that would give them a 37 percent profit margin

January 28, 2010 -- Legacy Health System and LifeWise Health Plan of Oregon are at the crossroads. Unless a contract can be negotiated by March 31, approximately 6,500 people would pay higher out-of-pocket costs or choose a different facility. Read More >>

Hospital Competition Heats Up in Southwest Washington

Portland-area hospitals eye an opportunity as the rush begins to further expand

January 21, 2010 -- Southwest Washington could become the next hotbed of competition among healthcare providers vying to gain a stronghold. Read More >>

Hospital Association President Joins Doctors, Nurses for Haiti

Physicians and hospital executives are responding to the disaster in Haiti by volunteering their services

January 20, 2010 -- On Wednesday morning, Andrew Davidson, president and CEO of the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems flew to Port-au-Prince on a private jet supplied by TEC Equipment, Inc. Read More >>

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