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Primary Care Providers’ Views of Recent Trends in Health Care Delivery and Payment

by Hillary Regan | Aug 5, 2015 | Blog, Learn

A new survey from The Commonwealth Fund and The Kaiser Family Foundation asked primary care providers—physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants—about their experiences with and reactions to recent changes in health care delivery and payment. Providers’...

Should Doctors Be Using Their Smartphones In The Operating Room?

by Hillary Regan | Aug 1, 2015 | Blog, Learn

From the home to the workplace, smartphones are a mainstay of modern life. But in many instances, access to this technology bloomed so quickly that smartphone availability outpaced the development of rules and policies governing their use. This is an especially hot...

A screening and discussion of “Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?”

by Hillary Regan | Jul 31, 2015 | Events, Events from selected partners

Speaker Leslie Gregory, PA-C and executive director of Right to Health Race Talks: Opportunities for Dialogue Kennedy School – Gymnasium | Tuesday, August 11, 2015 6 p.m. doors; 7 p.m. event | Free | All ages welcome Gregory, a Certified Physician Assistant,...

Improving Medicare’s Ability to Serve Patients Needing Complex Care

by Hillary Regan | Jul 16, 2015 | Blog, Learn

A long-recognized shortcoming of Medicare is its lack of coverage for home- and community-based services, which enable people with complex conditions to live independently. While Medicaid does cover this care, less than a third of Medicare beneficiaries with complex...

Oregon’s Farm to School and School Garden Programs Leading the Nation with New Funding for Every School

by Hillary Regan | Jul 15, 2015 | Blog, Learn

In July of 2015, the Oregon legislature greatly expanded support for farm to school and school garden programs, with a $3.3 million dollar additional allocation through SB 5507 on the last day of the legislative session.  That funding, and the policy changes that went...
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