coordinated care organizations

Business Plan for Oregon Health Plan’s Transformation Begins Taking Shape

But some members of the Oregon Health Policy Board wants to see more stringent requirements in the business plan
January 17, 2012— The Oregon Health Policy Board is nearing completion of a business plan to overhaul the Oregon Health Plan, and intends to finalize that document at its meeting next Tuesday in time to deliver to the Legislature before its upcoming February session. Read More >>

Hospitals and Counties Tell Legislators Their Involvement in CCOs is Crucial

Don’t leave it up to just the managed care organizations providing healthcare services to Oregon Health Plan patients, they urged
December 22, 2011—It wasn’t difficult to read in between the lines of the diplomatic language from hospital representatives when they appeared before the legislature’s House and Senate healthcare committees on Tuesday. Read More >>

Special Legislative Hearing Focuses on Business Plan for Health Transformation

Legislators continue to have questions about details, and exactly how coordinated care organizations will work
December 22, 2011—The business plan that will lead to the formation of coordinated care organizations (CCO) and transform the healthcare delivery system in Oregon took front and center when legislators gathered in Salem for an all-day meeting on Tuesday. Read More >>

Public Health See Opportunities in Oregon Health Plan Reform

Public health officials think public public health departments should be part of a coordinated care organization's governing board
October 27, 2011—As the final meeting of the governor-appointed workgroups approaches in late November to determine the criteria for coordinated care organizations, public health officials are questioning how they’ll fit into the new healthcare delivery model for the Oregon Health Plan.  Read More >>

Questions About Coordinated Care Organizations Exist

But the state has thoughtful and competent leaders in Dr. Bruce Goldberg and Mike Bonetto
OPINION: October 20, 2011 – Eleven of my Linfield Health Sciences and Public Health students participated in the community forum in Portland on transforming Oregon’s healthcare system. Read More >>

Managed Care Organizations Say They’re Ready to Become CCOs

Officials from CareOregon, the WVP Authority and Douglas County Independent Physicians Association appeared before the Health Policy Board last week
October 17, 2011—Three of the state’s largest health plans that deliver care to the Oregon Health Plan population don’t want to be left in the cold when coordinated care organizations (CCOs) take over next July. Read More >>

Health Equity Gains Traction in Coordinated Care Organization Work Group

The need to assure that people with diverse healthcare needs are dealt with effectively became a key point when the work group met last week
September 29, 2011 – Eliminating health inequities among the state’s diverse population needs to become a keystone of the coordinated care organizations (CCOs) that expect to deliver healthcare to more than 600,000 people starting next July. Read More >>

Aschenbrener Believes Public Health Deserves a Strong Voice

At a Public Health Advisory Board meeting, he stressed the importance of including public health departments in the transformation process
September 29, 2011 -- The role of public health departments in coordinated care organizations (CCOs), how to manage budget cuts and how to influence public perceptions of public health concepts were major points of discussion as the Public Health Advisory Board last week. Read More >>

Legislators Ponder the Rural-Urban Divide Facing Coordinated Care Organizations

Rep. Jim Thompson is concerned that community interests will be ignored in favor of a state or bureaucratic interest
September 26, 2011--At the State Capitol in front of a packed house last Thursday, legislators got their first progress report on the formation of Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs), which are expected to provide healthcare to more than 600,000 Oregonians starting next July.   Read More >>

State Officials Take a Look at What Constitutes a Healthcare Work Force

A newly formed work group is looking at how community health workers can fit into coordinated care organizations
September 21, 2011 -- The healthcare work force is comprised of more than doctors, nurses and administrators. Just who it includes – and what role those workers might fill as Oregon begins to transform its healthcare system – is still up for discussion. Read More >>
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