Press Releases

2010

Reforming Health Care from the Ground Up: Local Health Groups Receive $150,000 to Put Patients at the Forefront of Care Decisions

How do Oregon Doctors’ Offices Measure Up? Local Health Reform Gains Momentum with State’s First Resource to Compare Care

2009

Is Oregon Healthy Everywhere? First Quality Report Reveals Care Varies Widely

Public-Private Coalition Working to Ensure Reform Improves Health Care Affordability and Quality

Regence Grant Supports Delivering Quality Data to Patients

Quality Corp Receives Important Designation from U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

In The News

2010

• April 16, 2010, The Scribe – MSMP installs 2010 president Glenn Rodriguez, MD
• March 17, 2010, KOHD/KEZI News – New Web Site Rates Oregon Health Care
• March 17, 2010, Public News Service – New Web Site Ranks Quality of OR Hospitals, Clinics
• March 17, 2010, KECI Radio, Eugene, OR – Interview with Nancy Clarke
• March 13, 2010, The Oregonian – How does your doctor stack up?
• March 11, 2010, The Bend Bulletin – Get the data on your doctor
• March 8, 2010, The Portland Business Journal – Doctor ratings released
• March 5, 2010, The Scribe – Doctors greet release of quality scores with anticipation, anxiety
• March 4, 2010, The Lund Report – Primary Care Quality Report Finds Weak Spots
• February 1, 2010, The Connection Online – Partner for Quality Care reports are available
• January 15, 2010, The Scribe – Veteran health-policy attorney joins OMA

2009

• October 16, 2009, The Scribe, Inaugural quality study returns mixed results
• October 15, 2009, Oregon Health News – Quality report prompts physicians to measure up
• October 1, 2009, The New Health Dialogue Blog – Pay for performance in Medicaid
• May 1, 2009, The Scribe – OHSU part of regional center to combat infectious diseases
• February 22, 2009, The Oregonian – Filling a medical vacuum

2008

• June 23, 2008, The Commonwealth Fund – States in Action: Innovations in Health Policy, June/July 2008
• June 6 2008, The Oregonian – A mission to make health care equal
• June 5 2008, New York Times – Research Finds Wide Disparities in Health Care by Race and Region
• April 4 2008, Portland Physician’s Scribe – Feds give Oregon Health Care Quality Corp. high marks
• March 2008, Oregon Health News - Leavitt lauds Quality Corp
• March 21 2008, iHealthBeat – Kaiser Posts Quality Information About Oregon Clinics Online
• March 20 2008, Portland Business Journal – Kaiser publishes quality data for clinics
• February 29 2008, Portland Business Journal – Legacy shifts direction on electronic health records
• February 15 2008, Portland Business Journal – OHSU patients get treatment from multiple specialists
• January 2 2008, Oregonian – Will more data create health care shoppers?

Archive of Media

Press Releases

November 2007, Adoption of Health Information Technology Saving Oregon $1.3 Billion Annually

September 2007, Oregon Health Insurance Plans, Physicians & Purchasers Join for Improved Consumer Health Care

In The News

2007

• December 14 2007, Portland Business Journal – Oregon doctors gravitate toward e-medicine
• November 9 2007, Portland Business Journal – Health care investment could save more than $1B
• November 6, 2007, Medical Issues Brief – Quality Measurement and Public Reporting
• October 5 2007, The Portland Physician Scribe – Carriers pledge to support primary care quality reporting
• September 25, 2007, The Oregonian – Insurers back work to evaluate clinic care
• September 21, 2007, Portland Business Journal - Group launches effort to grade health clinics
• August 10 2007, The Portland Tribune – Record-sharing Stalls
• April 13 2007, Portland Business Journal – Legacy Health’s ‘rapid response teams’ improve patient safety
• April 13 2007, Portland Business Journal – Bulk helps large health insurers gain customers
• April 13 2007, Portland Business Journal – If it’s clearly broke …
• April 13 2007, Portland Business Journal – Panelists urge new tactics for mending quality of care
• April 13 2007, Portland Business Journal – Meaningful health care reform lies in numerous directions
• April 13 2007, Portland Business Journal – Electronic medical records create industry conundrum
• March 2007, Issue Brief NQF – National Quality Forum Navigating Quality Forward
• February 5 2007, The Oregonian - Grant Will Target Chronic Illnesses
• February 1 2007, Portland Business Journal - Quality Corp. Wins Health Care Grant

2006

• December 29 2006. Portland Business Journal - Health Care Goals Center on Technology, Transparency
• November 2006, Oregon Health News of the Oregon Health Forum – Q Corporation Closes in on Grant
• September 2006, Oregon Health News of the Oregon Health Forum – CEOs fund OBC project
• May 31 2006, iHealth Beat – Oregon Moves Forward With EHR Plans
• March 2006, Oregon Health News of the Oregon Health Forum – EHR Receives a Jolt
• March 2006, Oregon Health News of the Oregon Health Forum – RWJ Gets Royal Treatment
• January 2006, Oregon Health News of the Oregon Health Forum – Q-Corp gathers data
• Oregon Dept of Consumer & Business Services 2006 Annual Report - Issue Brief NQF

2005

• December 2005, Oregon Health News of the Oregon Health Forum – eHealthTrust needs trust for success
• Nov 11 2005, Portland Business Journal – Employers behind drive for better health records
• November 2005, Oregon Health News of the Oregon Health Forum – Quality Corp drafts , framework for RHIO
• October 3 2005, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation News Digest - Oregon pilot program improves insurer information sharing-disease management
• Sept 30 2005, Portland Business Journal - Better health care reports would lead to efficiencies
• Sept 2 2005, The Scribe – Several Initiatives Study Pay for Performance Idea
• Sept 2 2005, The Scribe – Quality Corp Leads Local Study
• September 2005, Oregon Health News of the Oregon Health Forum – Big year for EMRs
• January 25 2005, Portland Business Journal - Health Quality Group to Get New Leader