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LHC Group signs definitive agreement to acquire Salem Hospital Home Care

 Industry News Release March 11, 2010
LHC Group, Inc., one of the largest providers of home health services in the United States, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of the assets of Salem Hospital Home Care located in Salem, Oregon.
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Health Integrated and Regence collaborate to improve health costs

 Industry News Release March 11, 2010
Regence has chosen Health Integrated, a provider of Health Management Solutions, to provide integrated medical management services that will help improve member health and reduce costs for its members . Regence is the largest health insurer in the Northwest/Intermountain Region, serving Oregon, Utah, Idaho and select counties in Washington.
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Oregon hospital's bond rating falls

 Industry News Release March 01, 2010
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its rating outlook to negative from stable on Salem Hospital Regional Health Services, Ore.'s debt issued by Salem Hospital Facility Authority.
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HHS spotlights healthcare insurance rate hikes

 Chelsey Ledue February 19, 2010
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has unveiled a new report, "Insurance Companies Prosper, Families Suffer: Our Broken Health Insurance System."
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Medical practice marketing firm expands into Georgia and Oregon

 Industry News Release February 16, 2010
Practice-Reps, LLC is proud to announce the opening of its Southeast office, Practice-Reps Georgia, based in suburban Atlanta.
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Oregon expands access to lower-priced prescription drugs

 Chelsey Ledue December 22, 2009
Public employees in Oregon will soon have access to a wider range of prescription medications at lower costs through the Oregon Prescription Drug Program (OPDP).
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SUNRx help Northwest health centers launch and manage 340B programs

 Industry News Release December 11, 2009
Northwest Regional Primary Care Association welcomes SUNRx as an association member, a relationship that will enhance the delivery of services to NWRPCA members and expand access to affordable medications in the Northwest.
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Oregon clinic collaborates with Clear One Health Plans to create focused patient care model

 Industry News Release November 13, 2009
Bend Memorial Clinic, the largest provider of quality, comprehensive and convenient physician healthcare in Central Oregon, has joined with Clear One Health Plans to offer the region’s first Focused Patient Care Model, similar to a Medical Home Model, beginning January 1, 2010.
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$54M grant to boost biomedical research at Kaiser Permanente

 Molly Merrill October 12, 2009
A $54 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will allow Kaiser Permanente to improve health research on public and clinical health areas, such as genotyping, colon cancer and cardiovascular disease.
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States help smokers kick the habit

 Patty Enrado October 07, 2009
Effective Jan. 1, 2010, Oregon insurers will be forced to cover $500 for members toward medications or quit-smoking courses.
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Electronic claims better for doc practices

 Chelsey Ledue August 31, 2009
Some physicians are afraid or unable to switch to electronic claims submission, while others are worried about the cost. Office Ally hopes to ease that burden by offering a free clearinghouse service to physicians. All revenues come from insurance companies and IPAs. Internet access is all it takes to participate.
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Vendor Notebook - Thomson Reuters delivers Treatment Cost Calculator to Oregon health plan

 Eric Wicklund August 03, 2009
Thomson Reuters, based in Ann Arbor, Mich., has announced that Clear Choice Health Plans of Bend, Ore., will deploy the company's Treatment Cost Calculator application, which is designed to estimate out-of-pocket costs for planned healthcare services.
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Survey tool delivers ROI for disease management program

 Patty Enrado July 30, 2009
A University of Oregon study on disease management patients who were coached using a survey tool called the Patient Activation Measure showed significant improvements in clinical outcomes, fewer hospitalizations and ER visits and cost savings over patients who received traditional telephonic coaching.
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Maryland makes an investment in nursing education

 Richard Pizzi July 30, 2009
In an attempt to solve the long-term nursing shortage, healthcare leaders in Maryland have announced grants of $15.5 million over five years to 17 in-state nursing schools.
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Survey: Medicare cuts force cancer centers to close

 Industry News Release July 28, 2009
A new proposal from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to cut payments for radiation therapy treatments would cause many cancer centers to close, stop accepting Medicare patients, lay off support staff and reduce services to cancer patients, according to a survey conducted by ASTRO, the American Society for Radiation Oncology.
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Vendor Notebook - Consumer Health Technologies to integrate benefits platform with TSYS card solution

 Eric Wicklund July 27, 2009
Consumer Health Technologies has announced an agreement with TSYS Healthcare to integrate TSYS' payment card solution with CHT's BenefitSpan benefit administration platform for managing HRA, FSA and HAS accounts.
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Notes from the Field: Some good news

 Richard Pizzi June 05, 2009
While healthcare finance news from the various states continues to contain job cuts and increases in the number of uninsured, there have been some positive developments in the last week.
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Oregon outsources management of state medical assistance programs

 Richard Pizzi June 01, 2009
The Oregon Department of Human Services' Division of Medical Assistance Programs has selected a vendor to manage its statewide Medicaid disease and medical care management programs.
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Oregon hospital joins larger health system

 Richard Pizzi May 12, 2009
The leadership of Willamette Falls Hospital in Oregon City, Ore., has approved an agreement to join Providence Health and Services, a not-for-profit health system with facilities in Alaska, Washington, Montana, Oregon and California.
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Commonwealth Fund launches Safety Net Medical Home Initiative

 Chelsey Ledue May 07, 2009
The Commonwealth Fund, along with eight others, is launching a national Safety Net Medical Home Initiative, which will provide $6 million over four years to help 68 community health centers in five states become patient-centered medical homes.
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