- October 12, 2011 - Oregon Passport to Health IT: The Health IT – Quality Connection - A 5.0 hour CME-accredited workshop intended for physicians and other healthcare providers who want to learn more about the quality-HIT connection will be held on Friday, Oct. 21, from 9 am to 4 pm at the Oregon Medical Association Headquarters in... More →
- September 16, 2011 - Passport to Health IT - On Tuesday September 27, 2011, the Oregon Medical Association will begin a three-part workshop series called "Passport to Health IT". The series is designed specifically for small and medium-sized clinics operating both with and without an EHR. The... More →
- August 26, 2011 - OCHIN Selects EasyStreet to House its Health IT Systems - Beaverton, Ore. — August 29, 2011 — OCHIN, Inc., one of the nation’s largest non-profit health information and technology networks, recognized for its innovative use of Health IT to improve the integration and delivery of health care services for... More →
- August 26, 2011 - Using the EHR Data of OCHIN’s Practice Based Research Network, Oregon Research Team finds More Comprehensive Data on Care Quality Than Provided by Medical Claims Data - Published in the Annals of Family Medicine, Fierce/EMR Reports in July/August the study evaluated documentation of preventive services of 2100 Medicaid patients with diabetes at 50 Oregon based community health centers - Portland, Oregon – A... More →
- August 11, 2011 - HHS awards Affordable Care Act funds to expand access to health care - Grants will support new health centers in 67 communities, serve additional 286,000 patients - HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced awards of $28.8 million to 67 community health center programs across the country. These funds, made available... More →