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PORTLANDER MICHELLE VAN RYN, SHOWN HERE SPEAKING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA IN 2016, IS A LEADING EXPERT ON IMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING./COURTESY MICHELLE VAN RYN.

Implicit Bias Training Is Catching On, And Local Experts Say Oregon Has Work To Do

Portlander Michelle van Ryn, a leading expert on the training, explains how it works and how it can make the health care industry better.

Sep 2, 2022

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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Oregon State Hospital Ordered To Discharge Some Patients Sooner

Facing a backlog of incoming patients, a federal judge ordered the state psychiatric hospital to set new deadlines for patient treatment lengths.

Sep 1, 2022
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Funding For Oregon’s Overdose-Reversing Program Risks Running Dry

Save Lives Oregon created a pipeline for naloxone, an overdose reversing medication, but its funding is in jeopardy.

Aug 31, 2022
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St. Charles Health System in Bend. | COURTESY OF ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM

St. Charles Health System Reverses Course On Collecting Overpayments

The central Oregon provider ends its efforts to collect roughly $2 million from employees it overpaid.

Aug 29, 2022
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Oregon Health & Science University Center for Health and Healing Building 2 in the South Waterfront neighborhood, July 2020. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Largest Labor Union At OHSU Authorizes Strike Over Contract Negotiations

AFSCME and Oregon Health & Science University remain apart on pay raises and other economic issues.

Aug 29, 2022
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Class-Action Suit Filed Against Oregon Nursing Home Giant Avamere

The suit alleges the company’s negligence contributed to a data breach affecting patients and employees.

Aug 25, 2022
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St. Anthony Hospital Technical Workers Vote To Unionize

Nearly 40 health care workers at the Pendleton hospital have organized to join the Oregon Nurses Association.

Aug 25, 2022
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U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland in 2016. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Wyden Launches Inquiry Into Deceptive Medicare Marketing

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden asks Oregon and 14 other states for information about consumer complaints.

Aug 23, 2022
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$40 Million Requested To Ease Oregon’s Hospital Capacity Problems

A wide-ranging plan would put nurses in hospitals and long-term care facilities while offering incentives.

Aug 19, 2022
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The west plaza at Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | COURTESY OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Suit Says State Hospital Nurse Harassed Patient

Federal suit includes numerous explicit texts allegedly sent by recently departed state employee.

Aug 18, 2022
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