State could challenge Microsoft’s de-facto monopoly on provider-to-provider database Over at The Lund Report, Raymond Rendleman provides an update on electronic health records: February 6, 2012 — Technology is changing so quickly that state officials and advocates overseeing more streamlined transfers of health information in Oregon are scrambling to keep up. 2010 may not seem …
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Woman shares family’s stories as she advocates for health care bill 0
On January 28th, The Oregonian published a story on our own Liz Baxter. Ryan Kost’s story begins: There’s a framed family photograph beside Liz Baxter’s door that she has been meaning to hang for months. More than three dozen people pose in front of a white camper van on patchy grass in Camp Pendleton, Calif. …
Read MoreHealth, Care, Reform and You: Our Thoughts upon Entering a New Year 0
As we end our sixth year, reflection on the past year is a common thing to do. For us, it is the time when our policy committee – the Community Leadership Council (CLC) – reviews what happened this year, and what they want us to focus on in the coming year. We landed on some …
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…imagine what $250,000.00 can do. There are two ways to give: 1. Donate online: www.WeCanDoBetter.org/donate 2. Mail your check to: We Can Do Better PO Box 80176 Portland, OR 97280 Together we can do better. Again, thank you for your support.
Read MoreMaterials from November 11th Conference 0
A couple of our presenters have shared slides with us from the conference: Katrina Kahl: Q Corp and Providence presentation Renee Hackenmiller-Paradis: Environmental Health – Intersection with Reform And we had an amazing visual note-taker who spent the day in/out of sessions. You can see what Nitya Wakhlu recorded here:
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